Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
June 14, 2021
Submitted
June 15, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
24772
Aircraft time
68,935 hours, 23,715 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535*
Part
Clamp
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Lt Eng V Band
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT PASSING 16000 EICAS MESSAGE L ENG OVHT. LEVELED AT 19000 TO COMPLY WITH QRH 8.1.20. L ENG THROTTLE WAS BROUGHT TO IDLE AND MESSAGE CLEARED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS. CONTINUED CLIMB TO 350 AND CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES OR ABNORMAL INDICATIONS NOTED AT ANY TIME. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO NON NORMAL LANDING CONFIGURATION PER QRH. FOUND AFT V-BAND CLAMP NOT SECURED ON THE INTERMEDIATE PRESSURE CHECK VALVE. WAS LEAKING WITH APU AIR APPLIED. TIGHTENED V-BAND CLAMP, LEAK CHECKED AND FOUND NO AIR LEAKING. RAN ENGINE REF JRH, LEAK CHECKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING AT IDLE. NO LEAKS. REF MM 36-11-06, JRH.