Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 727251

Difficulty date
April 17, 2002
Submitted
January 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278US
Make and model
Boeing 727251
Aircraft serial
21157
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 3 Pylon
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLT 864 - FWA-EWR - NR 3 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. THE CREW ISOLATED THE NR 3 BLEED, THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND REMAINED EXTINGUISHED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS FLIGHT AND THE LANDING AT EWR WAS UNEVENTFUL. FOUND AIR LEAK AT THE NR 3 BLEED SHUTOFF VALVE IN THE STUB WING. REPOSITIONED DUCTS AND RETORQUED CLAMPS. PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)