Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
March 4, 2010
Submitted
March 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22465
Aircraft time
61,201 hours, 33,255 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Engine time
49,125 hours, 43,082 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Separated
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 2739 FROM ATL TO TOL. DURING CLIMB OPERATION AN AIRFRAME VIBRATION WAS NOTED AND ISOLATED TO THE NR 2 ENGINE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ATL WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE 8TH STAGE DUCT SEPARATED AT THE SADDLE DUCT CONNECTION. THE SADDLE DUCT WAS RECONNECTED, OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.