Service difficulty report · Anti-Ice Duct · Boeing 72727C

Difficulty date
September 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N146FE
Make and model
Boeing 72727C
Aircraft serial
19110
Part
Anti-Ice Duct
Condition
Blown
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF AT TAKEOFF THRUST SETTING. RAN THROUGH RED TABS AND ISOLATED NR 2 ENGINE BLEED CAUSES LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE ABOVE 88 PERCENT AT 15,000 MSL. LIGHT REMAINED OUT AS LONG AS NR 2 WAS KEPT AT REDUCED THRUST. FOUND THE NR 2 ENG TOP ANTI-ICE DUCT BLOWN AND FIRE-WALL DAMAGE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED BLOWN NR 2 ENG PNEUMATIC DUCT AND LARGE HOLE IN FORWARD FIRE WALL WHICH ALLOWED BLEED AIR INTO AFT BODY AREA. FIRE WALL DAMAGE REPAIRED. BLEED AIR DUCT REPLACED. NR 2 ENG RUN TO POWER PER JET RUN-UP HANDBOOK AND THERE WAS NO REOCCURRENCE OF AFT BODY OVERHEAT.

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