Service difficulty report · Not Reported · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
March 2, 2019
Submitted
March 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N209TR
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
20994
Aircraft time
73,104 hours, 51,076 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Engine time
40,347 hours, 37,919 cycles
Part
Not Reported
Condition
Leaking
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B, J, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING CLIMBOUT FROM KMFE, THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED A NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. THEY PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE AND THE WARNING WENT OUT. THEY DUMPED APPROX 5,000 OF FUEL AND LANDED SAFELY BACK AT KMFE. TROUBLESHOOTING ON 3/3/2019 REVEALED THAT A BLEED AIR LEAK CAUSED THIS FIRE WARNING AND NOT AN ACTUAL FIRE EVENT.