Service difficulty report · Vent Tube Elbow · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
May 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7283U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21561
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Vent Tube Elbow
Part number
69186127
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE FEEDING ALL ENGINES FROM TANK NR 2, TANK NR 1 USED APPROXIMATELY 1,000 POUNDS OF FUEL. *S/D* REPLACED BROKEN NR 1 TANK VENT TUBE ELBOW.