Service difficulty report · Overheat Loop · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
August 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21463
Part
Overheat Loop
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Lwr Aft Fus
Stage of operation
CR
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

LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY IN FLIGHT, BOTH PACKS ON BLEEDS 1 ENGINE 2 APU BLEED AND ENGINE 3 BLEED OPEN. LIGHT DOES NOT STAY ILLUMINATED LONG ENOUGH TO ISOLATE PROBLEM USING ABNORMAL CHECK LIST. ALSO, AFT CARGO SELECTED ON LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT COMPARTMENT SELECTOR SWITCH LOWER AFT BODY OVER HEAT LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. FOUND LOOP TOO CLOSE TO FLIGHT RECORDER CASING AND SEVERAL INSULATING GROMMETS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. REPOSTIONED LOOP AND GROMMETS, CHECKED LOOP AT B-BELLY AFT BULKHEAD. RAN APU AND PACKS WITH AFT AIRSTAIR CLOSED TO CHECK FOR HEAT SENSITIVITY.