SDR CAL951148

Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 15, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N88770
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
20839
Part
Duct
Part number
652673831
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ATL - FLT 1432 - THE NR 3 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT AND NR 3 START VALVE LIGHT BOTH ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY IN-FLIGHT WITH A LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE. ACFT RETURNED TO ATL WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 3 ENGINE'S 13TH STAGE PNEUMATIC DUCT BLOWN. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE 13TH STAGE DUCT REMOVED AND REPLACED. IN ADDITION, NR 1 ENGINE PRE-COOLER HEAT EXCHANGER FOUND INOPERATIVE. PRE-COOLER HEAT EXCHANGER REMOVED AND REPLACED. ACFT PRESSURIZED AND A DECAY CHECK PERFORMED WITH ALL SYSTEMS CHECKING NORMAL. (X)