SDR 06FDEA2617

Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
July 18, 2006
Submitted
July 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21492
Aircraft time
39,889 hours, 25,639 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 3 ENG STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUM IN FLIGHT. C/W WITH CFM RED TABS, WAS ABLE TO GET LT EXTINGUISHED & RETURNED TO MEM. FOUND 2 CLAMPS ON THE 8TH STAGE CHECK VLV & 3 JOINTS NEAR THE STRUT LOOP LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE 2 CLAMPS AND REMOVED SHIMS FROM LEAKING JOINTS PER MM 36-00-001-2. ONE JOINT CONNECTION WAS FOR THE 13TH STG DUCT GOING TO THE HEAT EXCHANGER AT THE FIRE FEED SEAL CLOSE TO THE STRUT OVERHEAT SENSING ELEMENT. NO LEAKS IN STUB WING FOUND AFTER CORRECTIVE ACTION. RAN NR 3 ENG FOR 15 MINUTES AT 74 PERCENT N2 W/BOTH PACKS ON FOR MAX BLEED OFF. NO STRUT OVERHEAT INDICATED. CLAMP P/N VC113-350-E.

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