Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
March 9, 2011
Submitted
March 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21531
Aircraft time
42,854 hours, 28,356 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Engine
Condition
Overtemp
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

RT WINDSHEAR WARNING ON APPROACH TO RWY 14, MISSED APPROACH WITH FIREWALL POWER AT 640MSL & WENT TO CLIMB AT 1100MSL. NO ENGINE PAREMETERS OBSERVED. ANALYSIS CONFIRMED THE NR 1 & NR 3 ENG EGT, N1 & N2 WERE WITHIN LIMITS. NR 2 ENG EXPERIENCED & EGT OVERTEMP OVER 630 DEGREES C FOR APPROX 29 SECOND IAW REF 5. 1 & NR 3 DID NOT EXCEED EGT, N1, OR N2 OPERATION LIMITS. BORESCOPE OF HOT SECTION, & 1ST STAGE TURBINE REF MM 72-00-00, INSPECTION CHECKED 01. NO DEFECTS, DISCOLORATION OR OTHER INDICATION OF OVERTEMP DAMAGE NOTED. PERFORMED BORESCOPE OF NR 2 ENGINE HOT SECTION AND 1ST STAGE TURBINE BLADES. NO DEFECTS, DISCOLORATION OR OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. COMPLIED WITH EA 7-7100-149350.