Service difficulty report · Anti-Ice Tube · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
March 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N272AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
22884
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Part
Anti-Ice Tube
Part number
470963
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

CLT - FL 775 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM CLT, AT 10,000 FEET, THE NR 1 ENGINE OVERHEAT ILLUMINATED. CAPTAIN ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE OVERHEAT CHECKLIST. WHEN THRUST WAS REDUCED, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE ANTI-ICE TUBE ASSEMBLY HAD BLOWN. REPLACED SAME. ALSO, FOUND THE NOSE COWL DUCT ASSY (65-58123-10) CRACKED AT BELLOWS ASSEMBLY WELD. REPLACED SAME. RAN ENGINE AT TAKEOFF POWER. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)

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