Service difficulty report · Overheat Sensor · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
March 1, 2005
Submitted
March 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22470
Aircraft time
56,746 hours, 30,178 cycles
Part
Overheat Sensor
Part number
65189221
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Anti Ice Duct
Part time
56,746 hours, 30,178 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

AFTER TAKEOFF, AT 4500 FT, ANTI-ICE DUCT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUM. LOWER CARGO FIRE LIGHT ILLUM WITH FIRE WARNING BELL. MX DISPLAY ANNUNCIATOR READING "AFT CARGO". CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DUMPED FUEL, & RETURNED TO MOTTO. DURING FUEL DUMP, BOTH WARNING LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. ON FINAL, BOTH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED & WARNING BELL SOUNDED. AT 1000 FT GAL, ALL WARNING LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. CREW COMPLETED EMERGENCY & NORMAL CHECKLISTS & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND THERMAL ANTI-ICE OVERHEAT SENSOR INOP. REPLACED SENSOR. OPS CHK GOOD. PERFORMED INSP OF LOWER CARGO BAY. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR OVERHEAT NOTED. LOWER CARGO FIRE DETECTION SYS OPS CHK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.