Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
January 20, 2010
Submitted
January 25, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N89427
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21365
Aircraft time
64,149 hours, 41,900 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9
Part
Duct
Part number
69171314
Condition
Cracked
Location
Anti Ice
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

DURING CLIMB OPERATION THE LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. CREW PERFORMED APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST AND DIVERTED, WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSP REVEALED THAT THE NR 3 ENGINE ANTI-ICE DUCT WAS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPAIRED DAMAGED DUCT. INSTALLED REPAIRED DUCT AND PERFORMED OPS AND LEAK CHECKS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.