What was found
NR 1 ENGINE TAILPIPE CRACKED AT THE 11 OCLOCK POSITION. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE CAUSE OF CRACKING UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE CRACKS WERE REPAIRED PER MM 78-34-05.
- Difficulty date
- March 25, 2001
- Submitted
- May 2, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7459U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21913
- Aircraft time
- 61,235 hours, 35,439 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- Engine time
- 72,037 hours, 52,345 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Exhaust Pipe
- Part number
- 241050
- Part serial
- NA
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.