Service difficulty report · Epr Xmitter · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
September 18, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7458U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21912
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Epr Xmitter
Part number
LG80A6
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 3
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, NR 3 EPR LOW. COULD NOT REACH TAKEOFF POWER, N1, N2. FUEL FLOW MATCHED OTHER ENGINES. ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 80 KNOTS. REPLACED THE EPR TRANSMITTER. EXAMINATION OF THE EPR TRANSMITTER IN THE SHOP REVEALED THAT THE TEE FITTING AT THE HIGH PRESSURE SIDE OF THE TRANSDUCER WAS CRACKED. THE CRACKED FITTING ALLOWED THE P17 PRESSURE TO ESCAPE AND, THEREFORE, THE INDICATION FROM THE TRANSMITTER WAS LOW.