Service difficulty report · Nose Bullet · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
August 29, 2008
Submitted
September 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272Q9
Aircraft serial
21931
Aircraft time
49,052 hours, 38,808 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17R
Part
Nose Bullet
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

WHEN TAKE OFF THRUST WAS APPLIED ENG NR 1 AND NR 3 AT 2.19 EPR SHOWED 88% N1 520* EGT. 90% N2. FAILED TO MAKE TAKE OFF OFF THRUST. REMOVED DEBRIS WITH DRY NITROGEN OUTWARD THROUGH NOSE DOME ON NR 1 & NR 3 ENG. NOSE DOME NOT REMOVED. PT 2 LINES RESECURED. PERFORMED ENG RUNS ON NR 1 & NR 3 ENGINES. OPS CK GOOD REF B727 JRH CHPT 5.2 COWLINGS SECURED. A/C OK TO CONTINUE. FLIGHT NR 119. ACFT WAS GROUNDED.

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