Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
April 17, 2001
Submitted
May 11, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft time
61,474 hours, 28,260 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Part
Filter
Condition
Blocked
Location
Engine Pressure
Component
Engine Pressure · Pwa
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) ON DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL ON NR 2 ENGINE. THE CREW DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO POINT OF DEPARTURE. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION FOUND THE PS3 SENSE LINE FILTER BLOCKED WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE SHREDDED PAPER FIBRE, ORIGIN UNKNOWN. THE FILTER WAS CLEANED AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND RUN SUCCESSFULLY BEOFRE RETURN TO SERVICE.