Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
February 20, 2001
Submitted
March 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N248US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22755
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Duct
Part number
577957
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

BWI - FLT 2639 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM BWI, AT FL120, THE NR 2 ENG OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW REDUCED POWER ON NR 2 ENG TO IDLE AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERG AND RETURNED TO FIELD AT BWI. FLT LANDED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. PRIOR TO LANDING. CAPT BROUGHT BACK SOME POWER ON THE NR 2 ENG TO CONFIRM IT WAS USABLE AND THEN RETURNED THE ENG TO IDLE. MX FOUND NR 2 ENG UPPER FUEL HEAT MANIFOLD DUCT BLOWN. LOWERED ENG AND REMOVED AND REPLACED UPPER FUEL HEAT MANIFOLD DUCT. REINSTALLED ENG. ALSO, DUE TO HEAT DAMAGE, REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH THROTTLE (P/N 20825-5) AND FUEL SHUTOFF (P/N 20800-5) TELEFLEX CABLES PER MM 76-11-81A AND THE ANTI-ICE (P/N 320115)AND FUEL HEAT (P/N 320115) VALVES. RAN