Service difficulty report · Accessory Unit · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
September 14, 2002
Submitted
September 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Q8
Aircraft serial
23507
Aircraft time
49,143 hours, 33,403 cycles
Part
Accessory Unit
Part number
65528087M0DD
Part serial
M00651
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
E/E Bay
Part time
15,984 hours, 11,096 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

MZT - DIVERSION - FLT 0671 - EN ROUTE FROM PVR TO PHX AT CRUISE, WHEEL WELL FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FIRE BELL SOUNDED. DIVERTED TO MZT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT, FIRE WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER 20 MINUTES WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED. FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF WHEEL WELLS AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR ANY OTHER DEFECT. MAINTENANCE WAS FLOWN DOWN TO MZT AND REPLACED THE OVERHEAT COMPARTMENT ACCESSORY UNIT M237 IAW BMM 26-17-00. VENDOR BENCH TEST OF COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT ACCESSORY UNIT WAS NO FAULT FOUND, UNIT FUNCTIONAL TESTED GOOD, TEST WAS CONDUCTED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS, CLEANED CIRCUIT CARD AND WIRING, UNIT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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