Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
July 19, 2002
Submitted
July 19, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N281FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22348
Aircraft time
37,031 hours, 25,656 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Bleed Air
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON 30 MIN INTO FLIGHT. WHILE RUNNING THE QRH AND WITH BOTH PACKS NR 1 AND NR 3 BLEEDS ON, THROTTLE WAS MOVED TO IDLE. OVERHEAT LIGHT THEN EXTINGUISHED. REPEAT WRITEUP. RETURNED TO NORMAL CONFIGURATION WITH NO REPEAT OCCURRENCE. INSPECTED OVERHEAT DETECTOR AND AIR LINES ON RT SIDE OF AIRSTAIRS FOUND LOOP TO BE INTACT AND FOUND CLAMPS LOOSE ON PURGE VALVE FOR THE PRECOOLER AND CLAMPS LOOSE ON THE PRECOOLER. TIGHTENED CLAMPS AND LEAKED CHECKED. FOUND NO LEAKS. RAN ENG NR 1 & NR 3 PER JRH TO TAKEOFF POWER AND LIGHT DID NOT COME ON WITH AIRSTAIRS DOWN OR IN THE UP POSITION. OKAY FOR SERVICE.

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