Service difficulty report · Overheat Wire · Boeing 72722

Difficulty date
June 14, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N181FE
Make and model
Boeing 72722
Aircraft serial
18868
Part
Overheat Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Lwr Aft Body
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
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 ILLUMINATED AT FL 250 REFERRED TO RED TAB OK LIST PG 2-/-14. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER STEP 14. A CHECKLIST INDICATES LEAK BETWEEN BLEED VALVE AND PACK VALVE. FOUND SENSING ELEMENT DISCONNECTED FROM SUPPORT CLAMP AND DROPPING DOWN TOUCHING STRUCTURE JUST ABOVE LT PACK VALVE IN LT AFT STAIRWAY. RESECURED SENSING ELEMENT. REQUIRES ENG RUN. RAN ENG'S AS PER JRM CHAPTER 5, NO LEAKS.

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