Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
April 4, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22550
Part
Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, ENGINE NR 3 STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. COMPLETION OF RED TABS EXTINGUISHED LIGHT. OPERATED NR 3 ENGINE WITH NO FURTHER ILLUMINATION OF LIGHT. NR 3 BLEED AND NR 2 PACK TURNED OFF AND LEFT OFF PER RED TABS. REMOVED PYLON PANELS 5501-5502 FROM RIGHT SIDE FOUND 8TH STAGE BLEED CHECK VALVE LEAKING DOWN STEAM SIDE OF VALVE. INSTALLED 2 NEW GASKETS IN BLEED CHECK VALVE LEAK CHECKS GOOD RAN NR 3 ENGINE PER JET RUN HANDBOOK OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.