Service difficulty report · Overheat Loop · Boeing 7272S2F

Difficulty date
August 10, 2003
Submitted
August 13, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N208FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272S2F
Aircraft serial
22930
Aircraft time
26,606 hours, 15,450 cycles
Part
Overheat Loop
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL 330 MACH .82, THE LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT STARTED TO LIGHTLY FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY. LIGHT RARELY FLICKERED ON AND WAS MOSTLY COMPLETLEY OUT. SUSPECTED A SHORT IN THE IND SYSTEM. FURTHER DOWN LINE THE WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED MORE OFTEN AND WAS CLOSE TO FULL BRIGHTNESS. FOLLOWED RED TAB PROCEDURES WITH ALL THREE THROTTLES AT IDLE AND ALL BLEEDS OFF. LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. ENGINE OR WING ANTI-ICE NEVER USED. STRUT AND AFT BODY OVERHEAT TESTS NORMAL. VISUALLY INSPECTED VENTRAL STAIR AREA FOR DUCT LEAKS, NONE NOTED. FOUND DETECTION LOOP CHAFING ALONG ROUTING BETWEEN FRAME STA'S 1240 TO 1303 LEFT HAND SIDE, MOVED ELEMENT AWAY FROM STRUCTURE.

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