Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
July 20, 2001
Submitted
September 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7259U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21406
Aircraft time
67,756 hours, 38,677 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Engine time
61,344 hours, 35,712 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 3
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
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 EGT LIMITED T/O FROM DEN. COMMAND EPR 2.06. TARGET N1 X-CK 98.1. AT 2.06 EPR, NR 3 ENG N1 95 PERCENT AND EGT REACHED 630 DEG FOR 2 SEC. REDUCED POWER TO KEEP EGT IN LIMITS. A CHECK OF THE INLET AND EXHAUST AND PERFORM THE MAX EGT CHECK PER JRH 2-7-35. ALL WAS NORMAL. PERFORMED FUEL NOZZLE BORESCOPE INSPECTION AND NO DISTRESS NOTED. AIRCRAFT HAS HAD NO DISCREPANCIES FOR EGT SINCE.