Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
August 2, 2003
Submitted
August 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N316AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23713
Aircraft time
54,013 hours, 33,675 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
6549571
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 222
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROX 3 MIN AFTER DEPARTURE THE RT WING TO BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED APPROX 2 MIN LATER. DURING TAXI & TAKEOFF PACK WAS IN AUTO POSITION, AND AFTER TAKEOFF POSITIONED PACK TO HIGH WITH OVERHEAT CONDITION OCCURING APPROX 1 MIN LATER. ACFT TURNED BACK & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MX TROUBLESHOT OVERHEAT SYSTEM PER TSM 26-18-00. CHECKED LOOP RESISTANCE FROM M237 COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT CONTROL UNIT THROUGH PINS: 10-11 (8.4 OHMS), PINS 4-12 (11.4 OHMS), PINS 2-8 (5.9 OHMS), PINS 2-29 (6 OHMS), & PINS 13-27 (10.3 OHMS), ALL PIN RESISTANCE WAS WITHIN TOLERANCE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT RAM AIR OUTLET DUCT IAW BMM 21-51-21, LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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