Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 737297

Difficulty date
April 13, 2001
Submitted
May 11, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737297
Aircraft time
40,724 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Tube
Part number
655813513
Condition
Worn
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
51,868 hours, 38,307 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW REPORTED NR 1 ENGINE EPR INDICATION FLUCTUATING TO .20 EPR LOWER THAN NR 1 ENGINE. N1, N2 AND FUEL FLOWS WERE STEADY. INSPECTION FOUND A CHAFED WIRE AT THE R/H ANTI-ICE VALVE HAD ARCHED AND WORN A HOLE THRU THE SIDE OF THE LINE FROM THE PT 7 PROBE. THE LINE WAS REPLACED AND THE CHAFED WIRE WAS REPAIRED.