Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 727221

Difficulty date
August 17, 2000
Submitted
September 8, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N367PA
Make and model
Boeing 727221
Aircraft serial
22539
Aircraft time
32,545 hours, 17,246 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

BGR, ON CLIMBOUT AT 6000 FEET, THE NR 3 ENGINE INDICATED A FIRE WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED BY THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BGR.UPON INSPECTION, A PNEUMATIC DUCT LEAK WAS FOUND BLOWING BLEED AIR ON THE FIRE WALL FIRE LOOP. THE DUCT AND CLAMPS WERE ADJUSTED AND THE ENGINE WAS RUN FOR FIVE MINUTES AT TAKE OFF POWER. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.