Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 737275C

Difficulty date
July 9, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737275C
Aircraft time
74,080 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Tube
Part number
500790
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) THE CREW REPORTED LOW ENGINE PRESSURE RATIO ON ENGINE NR 2 AND SUBSEQUENTLY REJECTED TAKEOFF, RTO, DUE TO AN EPR FAILURE. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYS VIA LEAK TESTS ON THE EPR SYSTEM AND, THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ELIMINATION, DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS A BROKEN PT7 LINE.