Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 7272F9

Difficulty date
July 20, 2009
Submitted
July 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N199AJ
Make and model
Boeing 7272F9
Aircraft serial
21426
Aircraft time
64,798 hours, 44,342 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Precooler
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT FROM GND TO GEO - NR 1 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT CRUISE. THROTTLE BROUGHT TO IDLE, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO POS. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A LOOSE CLAMP ON THE NR 1 STRUT PRECOOLER DUCT. THE CLAMP WAS RETORQUED AND AN OPERATIONAL TEST PERFORMED PER THE AMM.

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