Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 30, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21493
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J, M
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLIMBOUT. POWER ON NR 1 ENGINE WAS REDUCED AND LIGHT WENT OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT AND REMAINED OUT. REPEAT WRITE-UP. REMOVED STUB WING PANELS AND INSPECTED PLUMBING. FOUND ONE CLAMP SLIGHTLY LOOSE. RETORQUED CLAMP AND REINSTALLED PANELS.