Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
January 10, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21670
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
N
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 FUEL ICING LIGHT CAME ON AT LEVEL OFF. ABNORMAL PROCEDURES COMPLIED WITH HOWEVER THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. WE WERE BURNING FROM TANK NR 2 AT THE TIME. FOUND CHAFED WIRE GROUNDED TO ENG CASE NEAR FUEL FITLER PRESSURE SWITCH REPAIRED SAME. NR 3 ENG FUEL DE-ICING SYSTEM OPS CKS OK PER MM 73-14-0.