Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 75727B

Difficulty date
May 27, 2009
Submitted
May 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916FD
Make and model
Boeing 75727B
Aircraft serial
24137
Aircraft time
63,386 hours, 21,631 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Lt 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 CLIMBOUT PASSING 30000 FT, RECEIVED LT ENG OVERHEAT, PULLED THRUST LEVER BACK AND WARNING EXTINGUISHED. INSPECTED ENG FOR EVIDENCE OF DUCT LEAKS. FOUND FOIL WRAP MISSING FROM IP DUCT IN STRUT. DUCT CLAMP WAS NOT TIGHT. TIGHTENED CLAMP NEEDS ENG RUN. CLAMP AND SEAL ORDERED AS A PRECAUTION. REPLACED SEAL AND CLAMP ON FLEXIBLE JOINT OF HP 2 PORT JUST ABOVE ENG STRUT FIRE WALL. RE-FOILED CLAMP AND ENGINE RUN TO TO POWER FOR 5 MIN.S WITH, NO EVIDENCE OF AIR LEAKS. OK FOR SERVICE. REF : SERVICE LETTER 757-SL-36-11-A.

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