Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Boeing 7272J0

Difficulty date
July 13, 2004
Submitted
July 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N713AA
Make and model
Boeing 7272J0
Aircraft serial
22469
Aircraft time
54,602 hours, 29,595 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL, UNABLE TO REACH TARGET TAKE-OFF EPR SETTING ON NR 1 ENGINE. ABORTED TAKE-OFF AND RETURNED TO BLOCKS. UPON RETURNED TO BLOCKS, TROUBLESHOOT THE EPR SYSTEM AND FOUND THE PT-2 INLET OBSTRUCTED. CLEARED OBSTRUCTION BUT EPR READING CONTINUES INDICATING HIGH DURING ENGINE RUN. DEFERRED THE NR 1 ENGINE EPR SYSTEM IAW MEL 77-1-1. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. CLEARED MEL 77-1-1 ON 7/13/2004 UPON ARRIVING, CLEARED THE OBSTRUCTION ON THE PT-2 LINE AND PERFORMED THE NR 1 ENGINE EPR SYSTEMS CHECKS IAW MM 77-10-0 AND 72-00-0. GROUND RUN CHECKS GOOD AND MEL 77-1-1 WAS CLEARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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