Service difficulty report · Overheat Sensor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
September 30, 2018
Submitted
October 3, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29569
Aircraft time
30,283 hours, 11,889 cycles
Part
Overheat Sensor
Part number
3571280
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT WING BODY OVERHEAT ILLUMINATED RIGHT AFTER TAKE OFF, REPEAT WRITE-UP. AFTER TURNING LEFT BLEED AND PACK OFF, LEFT WING BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED REPLACEMENT OF THE PACK OVERHEAT DETECTORS (M355 AND M1909). TROUBLESHOOTING THE LEFT PACK WIRING IAW FIM 26-18-00-810-802. OPS CHECKED NORMAL..