Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 727231

Difficulty date
January 19, 2010
Submitted
January 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727231
Aircraft serial
21989
Aircraft time
54,680 hours, 33,164 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
65588092
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH 9000FT THE NR 2 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A 20 PSI SPLIT IN THE PRESSURE MANIFOLD. PERFORMED THE PROCEDURES, THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. OPERATED THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT ON NR 2 BLEED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 3 ENGINE BLEED SHUTOFF DUCT CRACKED AT THE FLANGE. THE DUCT WAS REPLACED AND LEAK CHECKED IAW THE AMM.