SDR 2003F00237

Service difficulty report · Gasket · Boeing 727276

Difficulty date
March 26, 2003
Submitted
April 24, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908PG
Make and model
Boeing 727276
Aircraft serial
20951
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Gasket
Part number
800347
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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 1 ENGINE HAS AN INTERMITTENT FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND HORN AFTER DEPARTURE FROM KMIA USING REDUCED THRUST FOR TAKEOFF. THROTTLE WAS RETARDED TO HALF-WAY POINT AND THE FIRE WARNING EXTINGUISHED. TESTED THE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM AND FOUND IT TO BE OK. DID NOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE, ONLY LOW THRUST SETTING BACK INTO KMIA, WITH NO FURTHER OCCURRENCE. FOUND AIR LEAK AT FUEL HEAT VALVE GASKET. REMOVED FAULTY GASKET AND REINSTALLED VALVE PER MM 75-09-01. RAN ENGINE AT BLAST FENCE AT TAKEOFF POWER FOR 3 MINUTES, ENGINES RAN NORMAL PER MM 71-00. NO WARNINGS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)