Service difficulty report · Gasket · Boeing 7272H3

Difficulty date
July 20, 2012
Submitted
July 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722CK
Make and model
Boeing 7272H3
Aircraft serial
20948
Aircraft time
5,745 hours, 36,854 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Engine time
60,052 hours, 36,046 cycles
Part
Gasket
Part number
805010
Condition
Blown
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MCI AT APPROX 1500 FT, NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT. COMPLETED ENGINE FIRE CHECKLIST AND NOTIFIED TOWER, DECLARED EMERGENCY. REQUESTED TO RETURN RETURN TO MCI FOR LANDING, PROCEEDED TO DUMP FUEL AREA, DUMPED FUEL TO LANDING WEIGHT, FIRE DETECTION LIGHT DID EXTINGUISH DURING CHECKLIST PROCEDURES. NO FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. AIRPORT EMERGENCY CREW ADVISED NO INDICATION OF FIRE, TAXIED TO RAMP AND SHUTDOWN. INSPECTED AND FOUND 8TH STAGE AND 13TH STAGE BLEED AIR MANIFOLD GASKETS BLOWN AND A CRACK IN THE 13TH STAGE SUPPLY DUCT. REPLACED GASKETS AND SUPPLY DUCT. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AND AIR LEAK CHECK'S WITH NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED IAW PRATT MM AND BOEING AMM.

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