Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 727225A

Difficulty date
April 21, 2000
Submitted
April 28, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8889Z
Make and model
Boeing 727225A
Aircraft serial
21858
Aircraft time
47,240 hours, 30,984 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Engine time
67,800 hours, 51,358 cycles
Part
Clamp
Part number
BACC10DU450ABE
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 3 ENG STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUM AFTER T/O. LIGHT WENT OUT WITH THROTTLE AT IDLE. FOUND NR 3 ENG PRECOOLER INLET VALVE CLAMP LEAKING BADLY. REPLACED CLAMP, RAN ENG, NO PNEU LEAKS PER MM.