Service difficulty report · Ball Joint · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
July 29, 2005
Submitted
August 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N130DL
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
24080
Aircraft time
55,072 hours, 26,306 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680A
Engine time
35,677 hours, 26,504 cycles
Part
Ball Joint
Part number
UNKN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF GOT VERY RAPID INTERMITTENT R ENG FIRE WARNING. ALSO, GOT INTERMITTENT R ENG FIRE LOOP 1 STATUS MSG. FIRE WARNING GOES AWAY WHEN BELOW ABOUT 85 PERCENT N1. T/S PER FIM. FIRE AND O/H LOOP RESISTANCE VALUES NORM. RAN ENG TO TAKEOFF POWER PER PFHB. RT ENG FIRE LOOP 1 MSG AT 80 % N1. FIRE WARNING AT 103 PERCENT N1. OPENED RT ENG EVIDENCE OF DUCT LEAK JUST UPSTREAM OF PRECOOLER. BACK PRESSURED WITH APU AIRFOUND MULTIPLE DUCT LEAKS. REPLACED CLAMP AND SEAL 8TH STAGE DUCT TO PRECOOLER. REPLACED BALL JOINT AT 8TH STAGE CHECK VALVE. TIGHTENED BALL JOINTS AT HPSOV AND 8TH STAGE CK VLV.