Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 727230

Difficulty date
October 1, 2004
Submitted
October 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357KP
Make and model
Boeing 727230
Aircraft serial
20675
Aircraft time
64,769 hours, 34,145 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Duct
Condition
Loose
Location
Ac Pack
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FLT 705 CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AT 1.4 EPR CHECK. TAXI CLEAR OF RUNWAY AND PERFORMED A SECOND CHECK ON THE DE-ICE PAD WITH SAME RESULTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RAMP AND UPON INSPECTION FOUND THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE ON PACK DISTRIBUTION DUCT LOOSE. ADJUSTED THE SAME, RAN ENGINES WITH NO TROUBLE FOUND AND PACKS OPERATED NORMAL IAW MM 21-21-0 AND 72-00. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.