Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 4, 2001
Submitted
December 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N89427
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21365
Aircraft time
54,520 hours, 36,476 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Engine time
2,309 hours, 1,359 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Bolt
Condition
Missing
Location
Engine Control
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

FLT 201 FROM MIA TO CCS. AFTER TAKEOFF NR 1 ENGINE STAYED AT FULL POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT. ACCOMPLISHED NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND AIR TURNBACK TO MIA AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LOWER THRUST CRANK BOLT WAS MISSING IN NR 1 ENGINE. REINSTALLED BOLT AND COTTER PIN IAW MM 71-00 AND ENGINE RUN OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.