Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
February 3, 2003
Submitted
March 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N856AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
20997
Part
Duct
Part number
652244117
Condition
Blown
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

FLT - 272 - MSP-MCI - AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL THE NR 2 ENGINE HAD A FIRE INDICATION. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND SHUTDOWN THE NR 2 ENGINE AS PER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. UPON ENGINE SHUTDOWN, THE FIRE INDICATION EXTINGUISHED. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK TO MSP. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. FOUND 13TH STAGE SADDLE DUCT BLOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED DUCT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)