Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 727243

Difficulty date
November 19, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727243
Aircraft time
63,982 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Tube
Part number
567620
Condition
Cracked
Location
Inlet Anti-Ice
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION THE BLOW OUT PANEL WAS FOUND MISSING FROM THE UPPER COWL ON THE NR 3 ENGINE. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE RT INLET ANTI-ICE DUCT CRACKED. THE DUCT AND UPPER COWL WERE REPLACED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.