Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
June 18, 2000
Submitted
August 17, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N267AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
22879
Part
Duct
Part number
577957
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TPA - FLT 2704 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM TPA, AT 6,000 FEET, THE NR 2 ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW ACCOMPLISHED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES. WHEN THROTTLE WAS REDUCED, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. WHEN THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED, LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT TPA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 2 ENGINE FUEL HEAT UPPER MANIFOLD DUCT HAD RUPTURED. REMOVED NR 2 ENGINE AND REPLACED FUEL HEAT UPPER MANIFOLD DUCT. REINSTALLED ENGINE. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)

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