Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 7272S2F

Difficulty date
April 1, 2010
Submitted
April 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N207FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272S2F
Aircraft serial
22929
Aircraft time
35,399 hours, 20,576 cycles
Part
Clamp
Part number
NM1026190350
Condition
Missing
Location
Bleed Duct
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB-OUT NR 3 FIRE HANDLE AND WARN LIGHT, AND BELL CAME ON. ON LEVEL OFF THRUST LEVELS PULLED BACK LIGHTS (FIRE) WENT OUT. SHUT DOWN ENGINE, FIRE WARNING TEST WAS GOOD. REMOVED AND INSPECTED THE CHIP DETECTORS AND REPLACED THE OIL FILTER IAW P&W JT8D MM CH 72-00-00-810-004. DETERMINED THAT THE 6TH STAGE BLEED DUCT IS THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. SEARCHED THE ENGINE BUT DID NOT FIND THE MISSING CLAMP. THE PART IS NIS REF IPC 32-10-00-02 ITEM 40. COMPLIED WITH MTSI 26-10/4398 AND REMOVED RELAYS R730 AND R731 AND CHECKED LOOPS AT D1480 OF M819 WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. REINSTALLED D1480 AND RELAYS R730 AND R731, ALL OPS CHECKS GOOD REF AMM 26-11-001-5. REPLACED CLAMP PER SMP, GOOD LEAK CHECK. AWAITING HIGH POWER AFTER PUSH. RAN ENGINE AT MAX POWER SETTING FOR 5 MINUTES, PER JRH, ALL NORMAL, GOOD FOR SERVICE.

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