Service difficulty report · Throttle Arm · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
September 26, 2002
Submitted
September 27, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808EA
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22439
Aircraft time
39,673 hours, 24,816 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Engine time
53,742 hours, 32,702 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Arm
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nr 3 Engine
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 712 FROM TOL TO BNA. ON CLIMBOUT, NR 3 ENGINE WENT TO AN OVERSPEED CONDITION WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE NR 3 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AN APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST ACCOMPLISHED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND NOTIFIED ATC, AIR TURNBACK TO TOL AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. READJUSTED AND RESECURED THE NR 3 THROTTLE ROD END BETWEEN CROSSOVER SHAFT AND FUEL CONTROL. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AND SYSTEMS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 72-00, 76-10 & 73-00. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.