SDR C36002

Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 7473B5

Difficulty date
July 14, 2007
Submitted
July 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N301JD
Make and model
Boeing 7473B5
Aircraft serial
24194
Aircraft time
67,632 hours, 12,138 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4G2
Engine time
67,359 hours, 11,684 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
65B928411
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, J, F, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, ENGINE NR 3 FIRE INDICATION AT 400 FEET. FOUND T/R PNEUMATIC FEED DUCT SEPARATED AT 3-WAY VLV MOUNTING FLANGE. HIGH STAGE AIR CAUSED MELTING OF ENG FIREWALL ELECTRICAL HARNESSES ON ENG. (THIS IS A GOOD MODEL, IN PROCESS OF UPDATING).

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