Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 737236

Difficulty date
June 19, 2006
Submitted
June 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828AL
Make and model
Boeing 737236
Aircraft serial
23168
Aircraft time
39,771 hours, 32,981 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 2 Precooler
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NON ETOPS FLT 269 KOA-HNL. AT 20,000 FEET, NR 2 ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. CREW RETARDED NR 2 ENGINE THRUST LEVER AS PER QRH AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE CREW THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITH NR 2 ENGINE THRUST LEVER AT IDLE. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND AN AIR LEAK AT A NR 2 ENGINE PRECOOLER CLAMP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PRECOOLER DUCT CLAMP ASSY AND RAN ENGINE THREE TIMES AT PART POWER WITH NO OVERHEAT INDICATION. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.