SDR SCNA95123

Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 727259

Difficulty date
May 29, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N289SC
Make and model
Boeing 727259
Aircraft serial
22475
Part
Duct
Part number
65244419
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, E, F

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, ONE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED AND FIRE WARNING CEASED. TEN MINUTES LATER FIRE WARNING RE-ILLUMINATED AND SECOND BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED, FIRE WARNING LIGHT CEASED. FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BELL CAME ON ABOUT SIX MORE TIMES BEFORE LANDING IN ICT. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE 8TH STAGE DUCT WITHIN THE FIXED COWL AREA. DUCT WAS REPLACED AND LEAK CHECKED AT TAKE-OFF POWER, NO LEAKS NOTED.