Service difficulty report · Overheat Loop · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
July 20, 2002
Submitted
July 29, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N281FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22348
Aircraft time
37,039 hours, 25,662 cycles
Part
Overheat Loop
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Fuselage Keel
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ON 2ND FLIGHT APPROACHING DESCENT INTO KMEM, LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. FOLLOWED QRH AND ISOLATED RIGHT PACK AND RIGHT BLEED (NR 3) ALONE W/ THE CARGO HEAT OUTFLOW. FINDING SAME AS REPEAT WRITE-UP. SYSTEM TEST GOOD, ALL C/BS CHECK GOOD. BEGAN TROUBLESHOOTING AS PER 727-200 AMM 26-14-000-1. INSPECTED ALL DUCTS WHILE PRESSURIZED, FOUND NO LEAKS. FOUND DETECT LOOP ALMOST TOUCHING A DUCT IN KEELBEAM AREA. PER M/M, NO LOOP IS TO BE LOCATED CLOSER THAN 2 INCHES TO DUCT. REALIGNED LOOP ACCORDINGLY. CLOSED ACCESS PANELS. USED TEMPERATURE SENSING LASER GUN TO SCAN AFT CARGO BELLY. NO UNUSAL TEMPS DISCOVERED. SUSPECT KEELBEAM LOOP AT FAULT.

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