Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 727277

Difficulty date
October 24, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242FE
Make and model
Boeing 727277
Aircraft serial
21178
Part
Duct
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

97-0210 MTY NR 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAME ON APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE AFTER SELECTING CLIMB POWER. ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WERE NORMAL. FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT BEFORE RETARDING NR 3 THROTTLE. FIRE WARNING SYSTEM TESTED GOOD. FOUND 8TH STAGE SADDLE DUCT BROKEN AT RIGHT END. REMOVED AND REPLACED 8TH STAGE SADDLE DUCT.