Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
October 6, 2000
Submitted
November 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23511
Part
Duct
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
CR
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

TPA - FLT 1515 - EN ROUTE FROM CLT TO CUN, THE LT WING-TO-BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON FOR TWENTY MINUTES AFTER QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO TPA, LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LIGHT DIMMING MODULE ASSY (PN 69-55179-63). OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. LATER THAT DAY, THE LEFT WING-TO-BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN DURING TAKEOFF AND FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED A DUCT LEAK IN THE LEFT WING, INBOARD OF ENGINE PYLON, THAT WAS HEATING CONNECTOR M1204. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU PNEUMATIC CHECK VALVE (PN 123558-1-4) THAT WAS FOUND WORN PER MM 36-11-51. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. (X)