Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
June 20, 2006
Submitted
June 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22465
Aircraft time
57,942 hours, 30,508 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Body Overheat
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 711 FROM DEN TO TOL. DURING CLIMB THE LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH WAS EXTINGUISHED ONLY BY REDUCING THE NR 2 ENGINE THROTTLE TO IDLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND PERFORM ALTERNATE TEST OF ELEMENT BY HEATING. SYSTEM OPS CHECK NORMAL, COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED, AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.