Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 27, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21999
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 3
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING START OF ENGINE NR 3 ENGINE ROLLED BACK AT APPROXIMATELY 40 PERCENT N2. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL DURING THE FIRST START. ATTEMPTED RESTART, AFTER CONFERRING WITH MAINTENANCE CONTROL (MXC), AND ADVISED TO RESTART. START WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED. CLEANED PEDESTAL SWITCHES AND FUEL VALVE CONTROL. CYCLED FUEL VALVE APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES IN 4 HOUR PERIOD, AND 3 ENGINE STARTS AT 2 HOUR INTERVALS. FOUND ALL NORMAL STARTS AND NORMAL SHUTDOWNS PER JRH. REFER TO LOG PAGE 372802 ITEM 1P DURING ENGINE START ENGINE NR 3 ROLL BACK TO APPROXIMATELY 40 PERCENT N2. REMOVED AND REPLACE NR 3 START SWITCH IAW ASTAR B-727 M/M 20-1-0, OPS CHECKED IAW ASTAR JRH 5.1.2.