Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 737217

Difficulty date
May 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737217
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Clamp
Part number
BACC10DP300A
Condition
Loose
Location
Bleed Valve
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, M
Precautionary procedure
A, F

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

What was found

(CAN) #2 ENGINE HAD OVERHEAT INDICATION FLICKERING AND THEN STEADY IN CRUISE. FIRE BOTTLES ACTIVATED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND UPSTREAM CLAMP LEAKING AND FLEX LINE TO 13TH STAGE BLEED VALVE LOOSE. LINE TIGHTENED AND CLAMP REPLACED. ENGINE GROUND RUN NO LEAKS EVIDENT, ENGINE RUN WITH COWLS CLOSED WITH 1.65 EPR AND NO OVERHEAT INDICATION SHOWN. FIRE BOTTLES REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.