Service difficulty report · Control Rod · Boeing 7272M7

Difficulty date
December 10, 2002
Submitted
December 11, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272M7
Aircraft serial
21951
Part
Control Rod
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

1) AT FL 330 ENGINE #3 THRUST LEVER WILL NOT ADVANCE PAST 81% N1.2) FOUND #3 ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL ROD END BOLT TOO LONG AND CHAFING AGAINST FUEL ROD BOLT. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONTROL ROD BOLT. RAN #3 ENGINE, CHECKED TRIM. CHECKED GOOD IAW JRH 5.2 & 71-00. (NOTE: SDR #DHL2002750007 WAS ORIGINALLY FILED ON 12-10-2002 AS AN UPDATE TO SDR #DHL2002750001. ON 12-11-2002 SDR# DHL2002750001 WAS UPDATED TO CONTAIN ITS CORRECT DATA, AND SDR #DHL2002750007 WAS FILED AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON 12-10-2002.)

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