Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 737275C

Difficulty date
July 17, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737275C
Aircraft time
75,025 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Clamp
Condition
Broken
Location
Bleed Air
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A START VALVE OPEN CAUTION LIGHT FOR ENGINE NR 1. THE CREW FOLLOWED THEIR SOPS AND SHUTDOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE. THE CREW THEN HELD A CIRCUIT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HR TO BURN OFF FUEL SO THEY COULD PERFORM A NON-OVERWEIGHT LANDING. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL MET THE ACFT AND UPON INSPECTION OF THE NR 1 ENGINE THEY FOUND A FAILED V-BAND CLAMP ON THE START VALVE DUCTING. THIS FAILED CLAMP WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE BLEED LEAK THAT CAUSED THE START VALVE OPEN CAUTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE START VALVE WAS INSPECTED AND FUNCTION TESTED TO ENSURE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE, FROM THE POSSIBLE START VALVE OPEN INDICATION. THE BROKEN CLAMP WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE BLEED AIR LEAK. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.