Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
April 27, 2004
Submitted
June 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N289MT
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22467
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
System (JASC)
7312 · Fuel Heater
Part
Valve
Part number
320115
Part serial
A673
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Eng Fuel Heater
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 1 OIL TEMP CLIMBED INTO CAUTION RANGE DURING CLIMBOUT AND WOULD NOT RETURN BACK TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMP. SHUTDOWN NR 1 ENGINE AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND RETURNED TO BASE. REMOVED MAIN OIL FILTER AND INSPECTED NO CONTAMINATION ON FILTER. TROUBLESHOOT ENG OIL SYS. FOUND FUEL HEAT BUTTERFLY VALVE OPEN AND LIGHT FOR OPEN POSITION DOES NOT INDICATE OPERATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL HEAT VALVE PN 320115, SYS OPERATES NORMAL NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES ON FOLLOWING FLIGHTS.