Service difficulty report · Overheat Loop · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
April 1, 2008
Submitted
April 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22465
Aircraft time
59,614 hours, 31,781 cycles
Part
Overheat Loop
Part number
356644400
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 3 Nacelle
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

CLT TO BNA - DURING CLIMB OPERATION, THE NR 3 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO TOL WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE NR 3 STRUT OVERHEAT DETECTOR LOOP AT FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 STRUT OVERHEAT DETECTOR LOOP, OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.