Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
February 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21076
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Part
Switch
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

WITH NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINES RUNNING, STARTED NR 3 ENG AND THEN NR 2 FLAMED OUT. RESET FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND STARTED ENG, CONTRACT MTC CKD FUEL S/O VLV OPERATION. CKD ENG FOR FUEL LEAKS. CKD INTAKE/EXHAUST. ALL OK. STARTED ENG SEVERAL TIMES, ALL WAS NORMAL. SUBSEQUENT OCCURRENCE, MTC FOUND DEFECTIVE START LEVER SWITCH. REPLACED SWITCH OPERATION NORMAL.