Service difficulty report · Overheat Switch · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
November 14, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N639DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23993
Part
Overheat Switch
Part number
9750172006
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Wing Pylon
Stage of operation
CL
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

PASSING FL 260, RT BLEED, RT PACK AND RT BLEED VALVE LIGHT CAME ON. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST, RESET VALVE AND OPERATED NORMAL FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN ALL 3 LIGHTS RE-ILLUM. FOLLOWED PROCEDURE FOR ICING CONDITIONS, LEAVING RT SIDE OFF AND OPENED ISOLATION VALVE. LEVELED OFF AT FL 270, THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED ON LT SIDE, AT THIS TIME BOTH SIDES WERE OFF. STARTED DESCENT, WAS ABLE TO RECOVER LT SYS IN DESCENT. ONCE STABILIZED, RT SYS RESET AND WORKED TOO. CABIN ALT ONLY CLIMBED TO ABOUT 6,000 TO 7,000 FT BEFORE PRESSURIZATION WAS RESTORED. REPLACED RT AIR SUPPLY OVERHEAT SWITCH.