Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
July 21, 2010
Submitted
July 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N284FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22621
Aircraft time
41,911 hours, 26,844 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Engine time
3,904 hours, 3,181 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
421495
Part serial
10054DR4
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine Oil
Part time
3,291 hours, 2,656 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

ON CLIMBOUT NOTICED NR 1 OIL TEMP IN YELLOW RANGE. RAN THE QRH AND AFTER 15 MINUTES WE SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE PER THE QRH. OPERATED NR 1 ENG FUEL HEAT SWITCH VALVE NO INDICATION NOTED.VISUALLY CHECKED FUEL HEAT VALVE, FOUND OPEN.REMOVED AND REPL ACED VALVE PER MM REF 73-14-011-4 OPERATED NR 1 ENG FUEL HEAT VALVE.INDICATION OK IN COCKPIT AND VISUALLY CHECKED VALVE FOR CORRECT OPERATION, CKS OK. ALSO DRAINED AND RESERVICED ENG OIL.ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN OIL FILTER PER AMM REF 79-00-000-2, NO DEFECTS NOTED.