Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
June 9, 2004
Submitted
June 11, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N899AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22015
Aircraft time
55,794 hours, 30,481 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
MS280341
Part serial
00505
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
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

FLT 2161 FROM KDFW TO KMCI. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DFW, THE LOWER AFT CARGO FIRE WARNING CAME ON. ALSO, THE NR 2 ENGINE DUCT OVERHEAT LIGHT ON IN FLIGHT. FOLLOW ALL CCIA AOM ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND AIR TURNBACK TO DFW. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN INSPECTED AND DEFERRED THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE DETECTION UNDER MEL 26-19 AND DEFERRED THE NR 2 ENGINE BLEED SYSTEM UNDER MEL 36-6-2. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. CLEARED MEL 26-19 BY FUNCTIONALLY TESTING THE LOWER CARGO SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM PER SECURAPLANE ST3000 MANUAL WITH NO MALFUNCTION FOUND. CHECKED ALL DETECTORS DB LEVELS IN SSV MODE, ALL DETECTORS LEVELS WERE ABOVE MINIMUM LEVELS. CLEARED MEL 36-6-2 BY REPLACING THE TEMPERA