Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
September 14, 2007
Submitted
September 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N899AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22015
Aircraft time
59,338 hours, 32,748 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
39270811
Part serial
9007
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Anti Ice System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 720 FROM TOL TO ATL, DURING CRUISE OPERATION THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ICING CONDITIONS WITH BOTH ENGINE AND WING ANTI-ICE ON, THE LOWER AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR BELL RANG AND INDICATED A FIRE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, CHECKED DUCTING AND VALVES VISUALLY, PERFORMED GROUND TEST ON BOTH WINGS, RAN ALL THREE ENGINES AND COULD NOT GET DUCT TEMP TO EXCEED 70 DEGREES C. INSPECTED CARGO FOR SIGNS OF SMOKE OR FIRE NONE NOTED. SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD. PRECAUTIONARY REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE NOSE COWL ANTI-ICE THERMOSTATIC CONTROL VALVE, OPS CHECK GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR CENTRAL CONTROL U