What was found
NR 3 ENGINE STARTER CONTROL ROD INBD OF ENGINE, NUT HAS NO THREADS SHOWING AND SPRING CLIP NOT BENT OVER BOLT HEAD. PROPERLY INSTALLED NR 3 ENG START CONTROL ROD (UPPER) BOLT AND ATTACHING HARDWARE IAW FX MM 76-11-021-2.
- Difficulty date
- June 25, 2008
- Submitted
- July 2, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N494FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21532
- Aircraft time
- 41,141 hours, 27,171 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 7321 · Fuel Control/Turbine Engines
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- NAS110412
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Fuel Control
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.