Service difficulty report · Fire Sensor · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
July 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21489
Part
Fire Sensor
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Lwr Aft Body
Stage of operation
CR
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

99-179 - LWR AFT BODY OH LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, AFTER THE NR 2 BLEED SWITCHES WERE CLOSED. THE LIGHT WENT OUT. TEST OF THE CIRCUIT WAS SUCCESSFUL. REPOSITIONED SENSOR AND RAN NR 2 ENG PER 727, JET RUN HDBK FOR 30 MIN. NO REPEAT, SENSOR TESTS NORM.