Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
October 27, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21532
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nr 3 Strut
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB WITH ENG ANTI-ICE ON, ENG NR 3 STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUM. ALL ITEM IN EMERGENCY CHECKLIST ACCOMP. LIGHT WENT OUT AND REMAINED OUT WHEN THRUST WAS RESTORED. REPEAT WRITEUP. CONNECTION TO STRUT OVERHEAT DETECTOR REMOVED. CLEANED AND REFITTED. CLAMP CONNECTION IN STRUT AREA RETIGHTENED AS REQUIRE. GROUND RUN CARRIED OUT. SYS FUNCTION CKS SATISFACTORY.