Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 15, 2000
Submitted
January 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21149
Aircraft time
74,166 hours, 57,884 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Engine time
69,816 hours, 53,962 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Fire
Location
Nr 1
Component
Cone Bolt · UNK
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, J
Precautionary procedure
F, E, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE-OFF, NR 1 EGT GAGE IN YELLOW BAND, SHORTLY AFTER THAT, NR 1 FIRE HANDLE ILLUMINATED W/BELL. NR 1 THROTTLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MOVE. COMPLIED WITH CHECK LIST AND NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. LT FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED TO NR 1 ENG. DIFFICULT TO MOVE START LEVER TO CUTOFF. FIRE WENT OUT. LANDED AT ATL AT 155,000. 500 LBS OVER MAX. SMOOTH LANDING. SOFT TOUCHDOWN. MTC FOUND ENG SEPERATED FROM AFT MOUNT. MTC IN PROGRESS. CA- FOUND AFT CONE BOLT SHEARED. R/R NR 1 ENG., REPLACED FIRE BOTTLES. C/W OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION, NO ITEMS FND.