Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 747122

Difficulty date
July 31, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852FT
Make and model
Boeing 747122
Aircraft serial
19757
Part
Duct
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FL 290 LEFT WING OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, COMPLIED WITH WING OVERHEAT PROCEDURE ISOLATED LEFT WING AND NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINES WITH PYLON VALVES LIGHT WENT OUT. RETURNED THRUST TO NORMAL, LIGHT STAYED OUT. FOUND PNEUMATIC LEAK 1 FOOT INBOARD OF NR 4 LEFT LEADING EDGE DEVICE LEAK WAS BLOWING AIR ON OVERHEAT SWITCH. RESEALED DUCT AND LEAK CHECKED PER M/M 36-11-01 AND 36-11-00.