Service difficulty report · Ribbon Heater · Boeing 767233

Difficulty date
December 4, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 767233
Aircraft time
62,714 hours
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Ribbon Heater
Condition
Burned
Location
Water Line
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE CURRENT MAINT VISIT ON VA704 A BURNED HEATER TAPE HAS BEEN DISCOVERED. THE 7.1 FOOT LONG DRAIN LINE ELEMENT IS THE HEATER B193 (COX P/N 3051-01 MODEL 110-7.1-71) LOCATED AT BSTA 1560, WL 174, RBL 62. IN THIS CASE, HEATER AND PROTECTIVE TAPE EXHIBITS HEAT DAMAGE ALONG ITS ENTIRE LENGTH. NOTE THAT ADJACENT INSULATION BLANKET MATERIAL ON BULKHEAD ALSO EXHIBITS HEAT DAMAGE. REF /L/INDICATES THAT THE REF /F/ RELEASE WITH NON-ESSENTIAL HEATER DEACTIVATION INSTRUCTIONS IS STILL SEVERAL MONTHS AWAY. QUITE ANXIOUS TO DETERMINE WHICH LINES MAY BE DEACTIVATED.