Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 7272S2F

Difficulty date
January 5, 2010
Submitted
January 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N215FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272S2F
Aircraft serial
22936
Aircraft time
33,360 hours, 19,486 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Engine time
4,176 hours, 2,793 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
LG14C
Part serial
Q25
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Epr
Part time
24,000 hours, 16,497 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

NR 2 EPR GAUGE FAILED ON T/O. ABORTED T/O. RAN REJECTED T/O CHECKLIST. WAITED REQUIRED 16 MINUTES FOR BRAKE COOLING. AFTER SUBSEQUENT T/O EPR GAUGE BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY 20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT. NR 2 ENG EPR LINE PURGED WITH NITROGEN IAW MM REF: 77-11-004-2, SEC 3. SLIGHT MOISTURE FOUND AT MOISTURE TRAP. TRAP R & R NR 2 EPR TRANSMITTER IAW MM REF: 77-11-011-4, SEC 1 TO 3. GROUND RUNS CARRIED OUT AS HANDBOOK CH 5 & 6. NORMAL EPR INDICATIONS FOUND. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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