Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
October 11, 2006
Submitted
October 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N254FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20936
Aircraft time
57,871 hours, 36,916 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Engine time
57,192 hours, 36,395 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
714810
Part serial
151024
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
4,577 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, X, J
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NR 1 ENG FAILED DURING FLIGHT. 1ST INDICATION WAS EXCESSIVE NR 1 FUEL FLOW AND 2 KNOB DIFF BETWEEN NR 1 THRUST LEVER AND NR 2/3. JUST PRIOR TO FAILURE, NR 1 EPR 1.6 (2/3 EPRS 1.8). NR 1 N1 80 NR 2/3 N1S 85) N2 86 (NR 2/3 N2S 88/90) NR 1 FF 4000 (2/3 3400). APPROX 30 MI NORTH OF MEM NR 1 CSD FELL OFFLINE AND ENG FAILED. ENG WAS SHUTDOWN IN ACCORDANCE W/QRH. REMOVED AND REPLACED ORIGINAL P&D VALVE WITH NEW O-RINGS AND REPLACED MISSING FARRULE PER PWA ENG MANUAL 73-12-01-450-002 IDLE LEAK CKS OK. ACCOMPLISHED HIGH POWER RUN PER JRH, ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL , NO LEAKS NOTED , A/C OK FOR SERVICE.