Service difficulty report · Overheat Det · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
February 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278FE
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22345
Part
Overheat Det
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMBOUT WITH ENG ANTI-ICE ON. FOLLOWED PUBLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND DETERMINED ENG NR 2 INLET ANTI-ICE SYS TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE OVERHEAT TEMP ON ENG NR 2 INLET. LEFT ENG NR 3 ANTI-ICE OFF FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. FOUND DETECTOR M322 SHORTED. REPLACED SAME AND CHECKED GOOD. FOUND CONNECTOR BAD FWD END OF OVERHEAT DETECTOR AND REPLACED CONNECTOR.