Service difficulty report · Fuel Heater · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
June 19, 2000
Submitted
June 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2820W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21058
Aircraft time
75,123 hours, 50,947 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Engine time
55,106 hours, 39,803 cycles
System (JASC)
7312 · Fuel Heater
Part
Fuel Heater
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

NR 1 ENG FUEL HEAT VLV INTRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. OIL TEMP IND HIGH. ACCOMPLISHED POM PROCEDURE. LIGHT REMAINED ON AND TEMP HIGH. WHEN FUEL DUMPING WAS STARTED THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND TEMP RETURNED TO NML. REPLACED NR 1 ENG FUEL HEAT VLV, OPN CHECK OK.