Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 727277

Difficulty date
December 9, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N245FE
Make and model
Boeing 727277
Aircraft serial
22016
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

INFLIGHT, NUMBER 2 THROTTLE BINDING. PERFORMED NR 2 ENG THROT PULL CK, CKS GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENG FUEL CNTRL AND FUEL DIFF PRESS SWITCH LEAK AND OPER CK GOOD PER M/M 73-21-0 AND JET RUN HDBK 6-39. PULL CK PER 76-11-0. INSP CABLE AND PULLEY IN ELEC EQUP COMP FWD AND AFT CARGO COMP AFT AIRSTAIR AREA FOR KINKS, FRAYED CABLES AND FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT, NO DEF NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENG CROSSOVER SHAFT AND BEAR PER 72-61-10. RAN ENG AT HI PWR 4 MIN ALONG WITH MANY OTHER SETTING. EACH TIME POWER WAS REDUCED THE THROT RESPOND NORM. NOT AS IT HAD SPRUNG BK ON PREV RUNS. OK FOR SERVICE.