Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 727251

Difficulty date
April 18, 2002
Submitted
January 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278US
Make and model
Boeing 727251
Aircraft serial
21157
Part
Clamp
Condition
Out Of Position
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

FLIGHT 863 - EWR-FWA - NR 3 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. THE CREW ISOLATED THE NR 3 BLEED, AND OPERATED AT REDUCED THRUST. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS FLIGHT AND THE LANDING AT FWA WAS UNEVENTFUL. REPOSITIONED CLAMP ON HIGH PRESSURE BLEED DUCT FROM NR 3 BLEED SHUTOFF VALVE. OPERATED NR 3 ENGINE AT 78 PERCENT N2 FOR PLUS MINUTES. NO OVERHEAT INDICATION WAS NOTED AND WAS FOUND TO BE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)