Service difficulty report · Warning System · Boeing 7272D4

Difficulty date
July 15, 2008
Submitted
July 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N287FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272D4
Aircraft serial
21849
Aircraft time
39,744 hours, 27,419 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Overheat
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

INFLIGHT, LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES AND DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK IS BETWEEN NR 3 BLEED VLV AND PACK VALVE. HAD TO DESCEND TO FL250 TO CONTROL CABIN ALTITUDE AT 10000 FT. RAN ENGINES AT H/P. NO OVERHEAT LIGHT CHECKED PLUMBING IN AFT STAIR AND FOUND CLAMP LEAKING AT AIR CLEANER. TIGHTENED CLAMP. OHMED OUT SENSORS, CHECKING FOR SHORTS TO GROUND, NONE FOUND. CHECKED ALL DUCT WORK INSIDE AND OUT INCLUDING KEEL BEAM WITH HAND HELD FLIR IMAGING SYSTEM. ALL TEMPS WELL BELOW TRIGGER THRESHOLD OF OVERHEAT SYSTEM IAW TSM 26-14-000. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONTROL UNIT. OPS CK GOOD IAW AMM 26-14-000-5.

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