Service difficulty report · Element · Boeing 7272D4

Difficulty date
July 14, 2010
Submitted
July 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N287FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272D4
Aircraft serial
21849
Aircraft time
40,876 hours, 28,321 cycles
Part
Element
Part number
355944255
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Overheat Detect
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AT FL 350 LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COMPLIED WITH QRH EMERGENCY PROCEDURE WHICH REQUIRES TURNING OFF RT PACK, WITH ONLY THE LT PACK ON ACFT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN CABIN ALTITUDE. WE HAD TO DECEND TO 11,000 FT TO GET CABIN ALT TO 9,500 FT. R & R RT AFT BODY OVERHEAT SENSING ELEMENT IAW AMM REF 26-14-001-2. RAN ALL 3 ENGINES IAW JRH. OPS CHECK WAS NORMAL. PERFORMED EXCESSIVE CABIN PRESSURE LEAKAGE CONDITION- CONDITIONAL INSP IAW AMM, REF NR 05-51-101-2 OPS TEST WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS.

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