Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
April 4, 2000
Submitted
June 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N510AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23385
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Acm
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CHS - FLT 1452 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM RSW, AT FL270, CAPTAIN RECEIVED A RIGHT WING BODY OVERHEAT INDICATION. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BLEED SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. CAPTAIN DESCENDED FLIGHT TO FL250, AND AT THIS POINT, THE ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDED REFERENCING THAT CABIN ALTITUDE WAS RISING. CREW DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS AS FLIGHT DIVERTED TO CHS AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MX FOUND AN AIR LEAK AT THE RIGHT PACK ACM CLAMP. ADJUSTED AND SECURED CLAMP. NO FURTHER LEAKS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED M356 PACK BAY OVERHEAT SENSING LOOP (P/N 35624-2-255) DUE TO HIGH RESISTANCE. FOUND OTHER RIGHT WING/PACK BAY LOOPS TO BE WITHIN NORMAL RESISTANCE RANGE. ISOLATED

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