Service difficulty report · Shim · Boeing 7272F9

Difficulty date
November 16, 2009
Submitted
November 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N199AJ
Make and model
Boeing 7272F9
Aircraft serial
21426
Aircraft time
65,187 hours, 44,856 cycles
Part
Shim
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENGINE NR 1 STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED CLIMBING THROUGH FL260. THE STRUT OVERHEAT PROCEDURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW THE AOM AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE DAMAGED 6TH STAGE DUCT SHIMS AND THE OVERHEAT DETECTION ELEMENT, RETORQUED THE LOOSE 6TH STAGE PNEUMATIC LINE AND PERFORMED A LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK AT TAKEOFF POWER WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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