Service difficulty report · Exhaust Pipe · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
October 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21471
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Exhaust Pipe
Part number
38500891
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Ww
Part time
31,920 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING A POST-REMOVAL INSPECTION OF A GTCP85-98CK APU EXHAUST PIPE (3850089-1), A 10 INCH CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK WAS NOTED ON THE PLENUM MOUNTING FLANGE. CAUSE FOR CRACK IS UNKNOWN. EXHAUST PIPE WAS MODIFIED BY ALLIED SIGNALTO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS OF EO 4-69905-3AD (AD 95-07-03). THE AD REQUIRED THE INSTALLATION OF AN EXHAUST HUB TO IMPROVE CONTAINMENT CAPABILITY IN CASE OF T-WHEEL FAILURE. TIME SINCE LAST SVI FOR APU: 1664 HOURS. EXHAUST PIPE IS SUBJECT TO REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT BY ALLIED SIGNAL.