Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 737297

Difficulty date
February 22, 2002
Submitted
March 21, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737297
Aircraft time
42,939 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLT A/C EXPERIENCED FLICKERING LT WING BODY OVERHEAT INDICATION WITH INCREASING FREQ. OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED OFF & FLICKERED ON & OFF CONTINUOUSLY WHEN LT ENGINE BLEED VALVE & ISOLATION VALVE WERE CLOSED (WITH APU OFF). FLT CREW CONTACTED MCC & CYCLED VALVES WITH NO RESOLVE.DUE TO ICING CONDITIONS ENROUTE & INABILITY TO CONFIRM BLEED AIR WAS ISOLATED - A/C WAS DIVERTED TO FOR PRECAUTIONARY LDG. FLT CREW PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS & COULD NOT FAULT. MAINT CALLED OUT TO INSPECT - INDICATION PROBLEM WAS ISOLATED TO A SEVERELY CHAFED WIRE IN APU AREA OF OVERHEAT LOOP. TEMP REPAIR CARRIED OUT.A/C RT-SRV WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS TO REPORT.