Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
March 12, 2001
Submitted
March 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N165AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23626
Aircraft time
49,131 hours, 34,985 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
654956928
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Nr 2 Pylon
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

PHX - AIR TURNBACK - 3/5/01 - ON CLIMBOUT AT FL270 W/ FULL POWER, THE RT WING BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED; W/ THE ISOLATION VALVE CLOSED AND RIGHT BLEED OFF THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND FIRE LOOP IN NR 2 PYLON TO CLOSE TO THE DUCT AND REPOSITIONED; FOUND A LEAK AT THE CLAMP ON THE NR 2 ENGINE STRUT TO WING DUCT AND THE RT PACK PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER DUCT PULLED AWAY FROM THE HEAT EXCHANGER DUE TO 3 SCREW HOLES BROKEN OUT OF THE DUCT; THE RAM AIR DUCT ASSY WAS REPLACED; FUNCTIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. ELEMENT - KIDDIE - P/N 899319 - LOC: RT PYLON - COND: TO CLOSE CLAMP - VOSS IND. - P/N VC1139-350 - LOC: RT L/E - COND: DISTORTED.

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