What was found
PRIOR TO DESCENT APPLIED FUEL HEAT TO NR 3 ENG, FUEL HEAT DID COME DOWN AND PEGGED HOT ENG STALL ON DESCENT. PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUT DOWN AT 1600 FT ACCORDING TO PROCEDURE.
- Difficulty date
- August 16, 2003
- Submitted
- August 18, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N923FT
- Make and model
- Boeing 7472U3B
- Aircraft serial
- 22769
- Aircraft time
- 75,595 hours, 18,614 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT9D7Q
- Engine time
- 56,276 hours, 13,844 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7312 · Fuel Heater
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- 76602
- Part serial
- 1122765
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Nr 3 Engine
- Stage of operation
- DE
- 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.