SDR DL76S080297

Service difficulty report · Elbow · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date: February 29, 2008
Submitted: March 3, 2008
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N126DL
Make and model: Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial: 24076
Aircraft time: 63,475 hours, 29,510 cycles
Engine: Ge CF680A2
Engine time: 53,153 hours, 25,005 cycles
System (JASC): 7520 · Engine Cooling System
Part: Elbow
Condition: Cracked
Location: Nr 1 Engine
Part time: 53,153 hours, 25,005 cycles
Stage of operation: CL
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: J
Precautionary procedure: E

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

What was found

L ENG FIRE LP1 STATUS MESSAGE ABOUT 15 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT FOLLOWED BY ILLUMINATION OF L ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHTS. ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH QRH. NOTE, FIRE SWITCH WAS PULLED, HOWEVER, FIRE BOTTLE WERE NOT DISCHARGED. FOUND NR 1 ENG LT HIGH PRESSURE RECOUP LINE ELBOW CRACKED WITH HOLE IN IT. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELBOW REF IPC 75-23-01-10 ITEM 475. RESET FIRE HANDLE AND GEN FIELD. PERFORMED ENG RUN ON NR 1ENG. GEN CKS NORMAL. FIRE WARNING CHKS NORMAL AND ENG INDICATIONS NORMAL ON NR 1 ENG.