Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727230

Difficulty date
July 8, 2009
Submitted
July 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357KP
Make and model
Boeing 727230
Aircraft serial
20675
Aircraft time
70,044 hours, 37,461 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Egt
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FLT 724 FROM TOL TO EWR ON TAKE OFF ROLL THE NR 3 ENGINE EGT INDICATOR WENT TO ZERO AND BECAME INTERMITTENT. AIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKE OFF AND RETURNED TO THE BLOCKS. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, CLEANED CONNECTORS AT JUNCTION BOX, CLEANED AND TIGHTENED EGT CONNECTION ON THE ENGINE, INSPECTED NR 3 EGT WIRING ON THE ENGINE, CLEANED AND RE-SECURED THERMOCOUPLE LEADS, OPS CHECK NORMAL. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.