Service difficulty report · Overheat Loop · Boeing 72725C

Difficulty date
December 24, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950UP
Make and model
Boeing 72725C
Aircraft serial
19718
Part
Overheat Loop
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Nr 1 Strut
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE-N/A, ENG NR 1 STRUT OVHT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN CRUISE AT FL 290 ENG PARS EPR 1.620 ENG TAT ON AND THRUST STABLE FOR APPX 15 MIN. CHKLIST WAS FOLLWED AND THRUST WAS REDUCED AND ENG 1 BLEED CB WAS PULLED. AFTER WAITING 3 MINS THE LIGHT STAYED ON SO THE NR 1 ENG WAS SHUTDOWN. THE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR ANOTHER 4 TO 5 MINS, THEN WENT OUT. RAN ENGS TO 1.7EPR FOR 20 MINS ON GROUND. OPENED ALL ACCESS PANELS, CHKED FOR AIR LEAKS AND FOR SENSING LOOP GNDING OUT, FOUND ALL OK. COULDN'T FIND ANY FAULTS. REPOSITIONED SEVERAL GROMMENTS AT SENSING LOOP. OPS CHK OK ON GROUND.

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