Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 29, 2002
Submitted
January 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22493
Aircraft time
62,405 hours, 46,050 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Engine time
57,980 hours, 41,314 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
JT8D15AHK
Part serial
700011
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 3
Part time
57,980 hours, 41,314 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
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 ENGINE EGT LIMITED IN CLIMB POWER, EGT 590-595 AT 20 TAT CLIMB THRUST (ON T/O USING ALT 40 TAT CLIMB NR 3 EGT 610). AT 20 TAT CLIMB EPR = 1.88 HAD TO PULL NR 3 THROTTLE BACK TO 1.76 EPR TO KEEP EGT AT / BELOW 580. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE PER 4T203AD.