Service difficulty report · Egt Indication · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
July 16, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
19862
Part
Egt Indication
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE, NR 2 ENGINE REACHED TEMP LIMITS PRIR TO REACHING T/O. THRUST WAS REDUCED TO 1.85 EPR TO MAINTAIN TEMP LIMITS. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATION SHOWED NORMAL. ON CLIMBOUT TEMP STAYED AT MAX, WITH CHARTED CLIMB THRUST. COULD NOT DUPLICATED, SWAPPED NR 2 AND NR 3 INDICATORS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. RAN AT TAKEOFF POWER FOR 3 MINUTES, MAX EGT WAS 565 DEGREES.