Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
February 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21433
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 3 Eng Strut
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, NR 3 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON, WING ANTI-ICE NOT ON, BUT DUCT TEMP SHOWED 200 DEGREES. FOUND STRUT WING ANTI-ICE VALVE STUCK OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED RELAY R32 AND FOUND BROKEN WIRES IN CANNON PLUG ON STRUT VALVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CANNON PLUG VALVE, OPERATION NORMAL.