Service difficulty report · Overheat Warning · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
August 10, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22345
Part
Overheat Warning
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lwr Body
Stage of operation
CL
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 CLIMB, AFTER SETTING CLIMB POWER, LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. RAN CHECKLIST 'C'. LIGHT EXTINGUISHEDWITH RETARD OF NR 1 THROTTLE, RETURNED TO MEM. REMOVED ANDREPLACED APU KEEL BEAM FIRE LOOP. MEG BOTH LOOPS, CHECK OK. INSTALL APU, OPS CHECK GOOD. INSPECTED PNEUMATIC DUCTS IN KEEL BEAM AREA, CHECK GOOD. RAN ENG, CK NORMAL. RAN PACKS WITH A/C CLOSED UP FOR SEVERAL HOURS, NO OVERHEAT NOTED. OK TO CONTINUE.