Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
December 19, 2010
Submitted
December 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20937
Aircraft time
73,859 hours, 42,102 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Heat Exchanger
Stage of operation
CL
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

NUMBER 3 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE RETORQED THE BLEED AIR HEAT EXCHANGER CLAMP, PERFORMED A LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK ON AN ENGINE RUN-UP.