Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Boeing 7272S2F

Difficulty date
September 22, 2011
Submitted
September 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N207FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272S2F
Aircraft serial
22929
Aircraft time
36,358 hours, 21,313 cycles
Part
Tee Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Transmitter
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL NR 3 EPR GAUGE SLOW TO RESPOND TO ADVANCING THROTTLE, NEVER MADE IT TO TAKEOFF EPR. NR 3 EGT IN YELLOW, NR 3, N1 TOUCH BOTTOM OF REDLINE, REJECTED T/O AT 80 KTS. PRESSURE CHECKED EXHAUST SENSE LINE- CHECKED OK. CHECKED TEE FITTING AT TRANSMITTER FOR EXHAUST PORT AND FOUND TEE FITTING CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING REF IPC 77-10-00-08. REINSTALLED ALL LINES AND SECURED. PREFORMED TAKEOFF EPR TEST ON NR 3 ENGINE. ALLPARAMETERS NORMAL PER 727 JRH.

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