Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 727290

Difficulty date
September 13, 2003
Submitted
September 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N295CA
Make and model
Boeing 727290
Aircraft serial
22147
Part
Duct
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

ON TAKEOFF A RIGHT A/C PACK TRIP, FOLLOWED BY A RIGHT DUCT OVERHEAT, ABOUT A MINUTE LATER WITH AN ENG 3 STRUT OVERHEAT ILLUMINATING ABOUT 30 SEC LATER. COMPLIED COM PROCEDURE 2.36.9 WHICH CAUSED THE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT TO GO OUT AND ISOLATED THE LEAK ON REMOVED STUB WING PANELS ENG NR 3. FOUND 3 EACH DUCTS LEAKING, 2 ON PRE-COOLER AND 1 ON 13TH STAGE MODULATING VALVE. NO CRACKS FOUND. TIGHTENED CLAMPS ON LEAKING DUCTS, RAN ENGINE. TURNED OFF NR 2/APU BLEEDS, OPENED NR 1 AND NR 3 BLEEDS, TURNED ON BOTH.