Service difficulty report · Thermal Switch · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
February 9, 2006
Submitted
February 10, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20937
Part
Thermal Switch
Part number
10601335
Part serial
4949
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

CREW PREPARED FOR TAKEOFF, CREW REPORTED NR 1 ENGINE BLEED TRIPPED WHEN TAKEOFF POWER SET. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BLOCK WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX TROUBLESHOT & ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE BLEED SYSTEM AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE AMERIJET FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPANIED MAINTENANCE AND A HIGH SPEED TAXI WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE THERMAL SWITCH & LEFT SIDE HIGH PRESSURE REGULATOR. LEAK CHECK & OPS CHECKOUT GOOD. AMERIJET FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPANIED THE MAINTENANCE MECHANICS ON THE OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND ACCOMPLISHED ANOTHER HIGH SPEED TAXI CHECK, HIGH SPEED TAXI CHECKOUT WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.