Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
May 15, 2003
Submitted
May 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
19545
Engine
Pwa JT8D7
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 3
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C, D, O

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

What was found

REJECTED TAKEOFF - UNABLE TO MAKE EPR ON NR 3. T/O EPR READINGS 1.94; 1.96; 1.83. UTILIZED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE 5.4.1, REJECTED TAKEOFF FLOW CHART, AND BRAKE ENERGY CHART AS PER FN NR 2, ENGINE, AIRCRAFT, WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE: 165.3, SPEED 80 KTS, TEMP 27C, PA AT 29.82 160 FT. BRAKE ENERGY CHART IN NORMAL RANGE EGTS 520; 520; 520. ENGINE NR 3 WAS SLOW TO SPOOL UP AND DID NOT MAKE T/O EPR WHILE NR 1 AND NR 2 WERE AT T/O POWER. RII REQUIRED. FOUND ALL ENGINES OUT OF TRIM. TRIMMED ALL 3 ENGINES IAW B727 MM 71-00-30 & DHL JRH. RUN SHEET COMPLETED, NO DEFECTS NOTED. C/W REJECTED TAKEOFF INSPECTION. REJECTED TAKEOFF INSPECTION IAW DHL GMM 5.6 & B727 M/M 05-51-121. NO DEFECTS NOTED.