Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
January 13, 2015
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft time
65,289 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Duct
Part number
577957
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Pneumatic Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB OUT NR 3 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION APPEARED, AFTER FOLLOWING CHECKLIST PROCEDURE NR 3 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO EWR AIRPORT. FIRE INDICATION WENT AWAY AS THROTTLE WAS RETARDED TO IDLE AS PART OF ENGINE SHUT-DOWN PROCEDURE. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND A RUPTURED FUEL HEATER PNEUMATIC DUCT. DUCT HAS BEEN REPLACED FOR RECTIFICATION OF THE SNAG AND AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.