SDR KCSA10039

Service difficulty report · Thermal Switch · Boeing 747209B

Difficulty date
September 12, 2010
Submitted
September 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715CK
Make and model
Boeing 747209B
Aircraft serial
22447
Aircraft time
91,770 hours, 21,921 cycles
Part
Thermal Switch
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Pylon
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, RIGHT WING OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WITH ISOLATION AND BLEED AIR VALVES CLOSED. PERFORMED PNEUMATIC DOWN BLEED TEST PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 36-11-00 PAGE 509. SYSTEM TEST OK PER PNEUMATIC BLEED DOWN CHART FIGURE 502. MANUALLY INSPECT LEADING EDGE AND 3 / 4 PYLONS FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS FOUND. TROUBLESHOT OVERHEAT DETECTION SYSTEM PER WIRING DIAGRAM MANUAL 26-18-11 PAGE 1. FOUND THERMAL SWITCH S1049 IN NR 4 PYLON TO BE OUT OF MIN/MAX RESISTANCE VALUES PER OVERHEAT DETECTION ELEMENT RESISTANCES VALUE CHART PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 26-18-00. REPLACED S1049 SWITCH PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 26-18-02. OPERATIONS NORMAL PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 26-18-00.