SDR CAL960002

Service difficulty report · 8th Stage Duct · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
January 2, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N93738
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20666
Part
8th Stage Duct
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Nr 3 Eng
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLT NR 680 - MCO - THE NR 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MLG. THE NR 3 ENGINE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND THE FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO MCO, AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE NR 3 ENGINE 8TH STAGE SADDLE DUCT WAS FOUND RUPTURED. THE 8TH STAGE DUCT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS RUN AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. (M)