Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Boeing 7272A1

Difficulty date
November 25, 2003
Submitted
November 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N287SC
Make and model
Boeing 7272A1
Aircraft serial
21345
Aircraft time
52,054 hours, 37,208 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 1 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

FLT 737 FROM MMGL TO MMMY. DURING CLIMB, THE NR 1 ENGINE EPR INDICATION WENT EXCESSIVELY HIGH. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO KBRO AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON LANDING, FOUND THE B-NUT ON THE PT-2 LINE AND A SENSE LINE ON THE PRVC LOOSE. TIGHTENED BOTH LINES AND AS A PRECAUTIONARY PLACED THE NR 1 EPR ON DMI IAW MEL 77-1-1. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. CLEARED MEL 77-1-1 ON 11/25/03 UPON ARRIVING IN TOL AND FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING SHOWED THAT THE PT-2 LINE HAD SOME OBSTRUCTION. CLEARED OBSTRUCTION ON THE PT-2 LINE AND PERFORMED NR 1 ENGINE EPR SYSTEM CHECKS IAW B727 MM 77-11-0. GROUND RUN CHECKS GOOD AND MEL 77-1-1 WAS CLEARED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)

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