Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
November 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2812W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
20868
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Part time
68,005 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

DURING T/O, NR 1 THROTTLE HAD TO BE ADVANCED BEYOND NORMAL POS TO ATTAIN T/O EPR, EGT AND N2 WERE IN CAUTION RANGE FOR NR 1 ENG & N1 WAS LOWER THAN NR 2 & NR 3 ENG. DUCT PRESS ON LT SIDE WAS 30 PSI ON RT 68 PSI. AFT F/A HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A BACKFIRE ON T/O. DUMPED FUEL TO 21,000 LBS TO NEEDED WT. ON SHORT FINAL HEARD POPPING SOUNDS AGAIN. ENG REPLACED.