Service difficulty report · Case · Boeing 72723

Difficulty date
March 2, 2002
Submitted
March 11, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N992AJ
Make and model
Boeing 72723
Aircraft serial
19428
Aircraft time
63,034 hours, 46,671 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Engine time
41,428 hours, 39,547 cycles
Part
Case
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 3 ENGINE HIGH N2, LOW N1, HIGH EGT, HIGH F/F AT CRUISE AND HIGHER POWER SETTINGS. SURGE BLEED VALVE MOUNT FAILURE, REPLACED ENGINE.

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