Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
August 16, 2000
Submitted
September 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313NE
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
19702
Aircraft time
76,752 hours, 53,087 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
69182538
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Aft Fuselage
Component
Shutoff Valve · Boeing
Component part number
32146421
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

LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER NR 2 ENGINE BLEED OPENED AFTER TAKEOFF, APPROX 1500 AGL. WENT THROUGH AOM ABNORMAL PROCEDURE, OVERHEAT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED APPROX 1-2 MINUTES AFTER NR 2 ENGINE REDUCED TO IDLE. OVER NEXT 15 MINUTES, SLOWLY INCREASED NR 2 TO APPROX 85 PERCENT N1 AND A BURNING FIBERGLASS SMELL OCCURRED IN COCKPIT. DECLARED EMERGENCY, RETARDED THROTTLE NR 2 TO IDLE. FOUND RUPTURED 6TH STAGE BLEED AIR DUCT ON NR 2 ENGINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART PER M/M 71-00, OPS CHECK NORMAL. ALSO, REPLACED FAULTY NR 2 ENGINE BLEED AIR SHUT OFF VALVE PER M/M 36-12, OPS CHECK NORMAL. RAN ENGINES, NO OVERHEAT INDICATIONS.