Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
October 18, 2000
Submitted
December 29, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N282AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
23115
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Part
Duct
Part number
577957
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
7,679 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

TPA-LGA - FLT 2676 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT ENGINE START VALVE LIGHT AND THE RIGHT ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. 15 MINUTES SINGLE ENGINE TIME. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL HEAT MANIFOLD DUCT FLANGE CRACKED AT THE FUEL HEAT VALVE FACE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE UPPER FUEL HEAT MANIFOLD DUCT. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL HEAT VALVE (P/N 320115) AS PRECAUTIONARY. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS ALSO COMPLETED. (M)

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