Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 767201

Difficulty date
August 20, 2012
Submitted
August 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N249AU
Make and model
Boeing 767201
Aircraft serial
23901
Part
Sensor
Condition
Failed
Location
Bleed Air Sys
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

CLT FLT 800 CLT TO GIG. DURING CLIMB, LT ENGINE BLEED OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. QRH PROCEDURES WERE USED, PROBLEM RETURNED. DUE TO ICING EN ROUTE, RETURN TO CLT. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT FAN AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR TS101. VENDOR SHOP FINDINGS: PRIMARY FAILURE: PROBE AND CRANK ASSY PROBE INNER ROD WELD BROKEN BEYOND CMM LIMITS, BINDING.