Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
August 26, 2001
Submitted
September 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N748DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22440
Part
Switch
Part number
B070710025
Part serial
0004257
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mach Overspeed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING TEST FLIGHT (DISCREPANCY)-------- MACH OVERSPEED ACTUATED AT .84 MACH AT 278 KNOTS AT 37000.1) ONT/S FOUND 300 FEET PER MINUTE LEAK ON AUX STATIC SYS, OUT OF LIMITS PER B-727 M.M. 34-11-00.2)FOUND CRACKED TEE-FITTING ON AUX STATIC LINE AT E AND E COMPARTMENT AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD ON AUX STATIC SYSTEM PER B-727 M.M. 34-11-0.3) NR 2 MACH WARNING SYS OPS CHECK GOOD PER B-727-200 AFM DOC D6-8728, STC ST00116SE " ALTAIR HOLDINGS, LTD, MAXIMUM AIRSPEED LIMITATIONS TABLE 1,4) REPLACED NR 3 OVERSPEED WARNING SWITCH OPERATIONAL CHECK OF WARNING SWITCH GOOD.-I.A.W. B-727-200 AFM DOR # D6-8788 STC ST0016SE LIMITATIONS TABLE 1 DWG 4502 REV. B. I.A.W. B-727 M.M. 34-18-0.