Service difficulty report · Thermostat · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
November 21, 2003
Submitted
November 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22548
Aircraft time
36,294 hours, 25,094 cycles
Part
Thermostat
Part number
39270811
Part serial
P5688
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Anti-Ice Sys
Part time
9,610 hours, 7,162 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PASSING THROUGH 7500 FT ANTI ICE DUCT OVERHEAT NR 2 LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TEMP WAS FULL HOT 250 DEG C, THEN EXTINGUISHED SHORTLY AFTER (30 SEC) NR 2 LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DUCT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONCE AGAIN AFTER LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENG THERMOSTATIC VALVE PER MM 30-21-021-4. RAN ENGINES AT HIGH PWR ANTI-ICE TEMP INDICATION WAS AT 219 DEG C; WELL BELOW 490 DEG C THRESHOLD PER MM 30-21-001-0 WHICH ILLUMINATES THE OVERHEAT LIGHT.

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