Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
October 22, 2000
Submitted
June 28, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22444
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Duct
Part number
577957
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
7,160 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LGA-MCO - FLT 2667 - DURING CRUISE, THE RIGHT ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO BWI AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND NO ENGINE SHUTDOWN OCCURRED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT FUEL HEAT MANIFOLD SUPPLY DUCT CRACKED. REMOVED ENGINE, REPLACED FUEL HEAT MANIFOLD SUPPLY DUCT AND REINSTALLED ENGINE. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL HEAT VALVE (P/N 320115), ENGINE START CABLE (P/N 20825-5) AND ENGINE THROTTLE CABLE (P/N 20800-5) DUE TO HEAT DAMAGE. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)