Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
April 4, 2003
Submitted
April 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N234FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21328
Aircraft time
66,099 hours, 40,844 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D1
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Failed
Location
Air Conditioner
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

EQUIPMENT COOLING LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. PULLED RADIO ALT CB VIA THE QRH AND LIGHT WENT OUT FOR A FEW MINUTES. LIGHT THEN CAME BACK ON STEADY. QHR SAID LAND, ASAP. ON RETURN TO MEMPHIS, LIGHT WENT OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE DESCENT BUT WAS ON MOST OF THE TIME. ADDITIONALLY WE ALL NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AFTER TAKE OFF THAT GRADUALLY DIMINISHED. FOUND LIGHT BULB BASE WORN AWAY. WITH BASE WORN AWAY THIS PUTS LIGHT IN THE PUSH-TO-TEST MODE. ALSO FOUND BURNT MARKS ON SIDE OF LIGHT LENSE FRAME WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED SMELL. REPLACED LAMP AND CLEANED LENSE FRAME IAW SMP. TESTED AIRFLOW DETECTOR IAW 727 MM 21-58-031-4. EQUIP COOLING SYSTEM GROUND CKS, NORMAL.

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