Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 727225A

Difficulty date
April 8, 2000
Submitted
April 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8891Z
Make and model
Boeing 727225A
Aircraft serial
21860
Aircraft time
47,481 hours, 31,034 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
48,142 hours, 54,861 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
JT8D15
Part serial
687534
Condition
Smoke
Location
Nr 1
Part time
48,142 hours, 54,861 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

SOMEONE ON GROUND REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM NR 1 ENG. ALL ENG IND NORMAL. A/C FOLLOWING REPORTED SMOKE STOPPED ONCE AIRBORNE. RETURNED TO DFW, NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. PERFORMED TEST Z OF SEC 4077 OF THE PFHB. BREATHER PRESSURE WITHIN LIMITS. INSP INLET/EXH NORMAL. ALL ENG PARAMETERS NORMAL AT T/O POWER.