Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727221

Difficulty date
August 24, 2000
Submitted
September 8, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N367PA
Make and model
Boeing 727221
Aircraft serial
22539
Aircraft time
32,561 hours, 17,258 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
162501
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ADW, AT T/O, A FIRE BELL, FIRE WARN LIGHT, ENG FAIL LIGHT AND GROUND FAULT LIGHT ILLUM. THE CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE A/C RETURNED BACK TO THE GATE W/O INCIDENT. THE NR3 ENG. AND PYLON FIRE DETECT. SYS WERE INSP. THE NR 3 ENG DETECT ELEMENT WAS FOUND TO BE BOUND ON THE HP FUEL PUMP DRAIN LINE. THE ELEMENT WAS REROUTED AND THE DRAINLINE WAS ADJUSTED. THE A/C WAS RUN ON THE GROUND HIGH EPR SETTINGS AND NO DISCREP WERE NOTED. THE A/C WAS FERRIED TO PSM FOR FURTHER T/S. AT PSM, A FIRE LOOP WIRE (W198-079-18R) WAS R/R''ED FROM 0-400 TO THE FIRE LOOP; THE OHM CK WAS GOOD. TWO AFT BRACKETS WERE RELOCATED AND THE FIRE DETECT ELEMENT WAS SECURED. THE FIRE WARN DID NOT TEST.