Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
June 2, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N624AU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27245
Part
Duct
Part number
16J081
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J, M
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PIT - FLT 8876 - CLIMBING OUT OF PIT, CREW RECEIVED THE EICAS MESSAGE 'L ENG OVHT'. CREW REDUCED POWER AND THE MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED. THE MESSAGE REAPPEARED WITH POWER APPLICATION. THE BLEED SYSTEM HAD NO EFFECT ON THE MESSAGE. CREW REDUCED LEFT ENGINE POWER TO IDLE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO PIT, AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A BLOWN HIGH PRESSURE DUCT (HP6). (X)

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