What was found
SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENGINE. SUSPECTED FUEL / OIL HEAT EXCHANGER LEAKING FUEL INTO THE OIL SYSTEM. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO DTW. *S/D* FUEL-OIL COOLER LEAKING. REPLACED FUEL-OIL COOLER.
- Difficulty date
- July 22, 2000
- Submitted
- October 4, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7278U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21425
- Aircraft time
- 63,872 hours, 36,277 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- Engine time
- 61,046 hours, 34,890 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7312 · Fuel Heater
- Part
- Heat Exchange
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Fuel/Oil
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.