Service difficulty report · Vent Tube · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
September 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7443U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21897
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Vent Tube
Part number
69186127
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER CLIMBING TO FL 310, NR 1 FUEL TANK QUANTITY WENT DOWN 600 POUNDS, WHEN ALL ENGINES SUPPLIED FROM NR 2 TANK WITH ALL CROSS-FEEDS OPEN. NR 1 FUEL TANK VENT TUBE ELBOW CRACKED AT THE WELD AREA. REPAIRED AND REINSTALLED VENT TUBE ELBOW.