Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
March 16, 2008
Submitted
April 8, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N679MG
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22557
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Part
Engine
Condition
Overheated
Location
Nr 2
Part time
46,327 hours, 29,266 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, ENGINES WERE BROUGHT TO 1.4 EPR THEN WERE BEING ADVANCED TO FLEX THRUST WHEN NR 2 ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE, FE CONFIRMED NR 2 ENGINE WAS AT 1.65 EPR WHEN NOISE OCCURRED. NR 2 FUEL FLOW WENT TO 0, ENG FAIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THRUST LEVERS WERE BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE. NR 2 EGT WENT UP TO 750*, TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND RED BORDER CHECKLIST WAS RUN. RUNWAY 36R WINDS 020 AT 7 KTS FOUND METAL IN TAILPIPE. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE PER TASK B727-7101-02, 02.1