Service difficulty report · Anti Ice Duct · Boeing 727243

Difficulty date
December 24, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17407
Make and model
Boeing 727243
Aircraft serial
21270
Part
Anti Ice Duct
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

THE NR 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DURING CLIMB-OUT OF IAH. THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. WHEN POWER WAS ADVANCED THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE NR 3 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 3 ENGINE NOSE COWL ANTI-ICE DUCTING BROKEN. THE BROKEN DUCT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD.