SDR 9504012293

Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 727251

Difficulty date
March 4, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N293US
Make and model
Boeing 727251
Aircraft serial
21504
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
7436024
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
8,531 hours
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED FOR DESCENT, NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DECREASED TO 10 PSI FOLLOWED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING. A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN WAS PERFORMED AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONCLUDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SPOOLING DOWN WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUNUP. THE SYSTEM CHECKED OK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS FUEL CONTROL ASSY CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: PUMP, P/N 378201-5, HEATER, P/N 522649, AND THE FUEL CONTROL, P/N 743602-4.