Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
August 20, 2001
Submitted
October 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N79750
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22452
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
1843601
Condition
Cracked
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. BOTH AIRCRAFT PACKS DID NOT WORK AND AFTER RESETTING BOTH PACKS TO (ON) AIRCRAFT WILL NOT PRESSURIZE. RETURNED TO AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOT AIRCRAFT PRESSURE SYSTEM, FOUND CRACKED PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER REMOVED AND REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.