Service difficulty report · Thermoswitch · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 26, 2005
Submitted
June 27, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N168PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53174
Aircraft time
42,671 hours, 29,424 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Thermoswitch
Part number
6712125180
Condition
Failed
Location
Anti Ice System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH CAPTAIN REPORT WHEN AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE IS IN USE, THE AIRFOIL PRESS ABNORMAL LIGHTS TURNED ON, THE TIME PRESS INDICATION SHOWS 60 PSI, THE LAND R ICE PROTECT TEMP LOW LIGHTS TURNED ON AND LT AND RT AIR COND TEMP HIGH LIGHTS TURNED ON. ANTI-ICE REGULATOR VALVE WAS REPLACED NOT CORRECTING THE FAILURE, SO THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT WAS CHECKED IAW WDM 30-11-01, DETECTING THE SWITCH S1-293 FAILED. IT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 30-10-11, TESTED CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE WERE PERFORMED TESTS IN MODE 2 IAW MM 36-10-00, BEING ALL CORRECT.

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