Service difficulty report · Overheat Light · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
July 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780AU
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24997
Part
Overheat Light
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

BDA - FL 1459 - WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF DBA AT 24,000 FEET, THE NR 1 ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REDUCED THRUST TO IDLE, HOWEVER, LIGHT REMAINED ON. CAPTAIN SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE AND RETURN TO BDA. TOTAL SINGLE ENGINE TIME WAS 16 MINUTES. MAINTENANCE CHECKED FOR AIR LEAKS. NO LEAKS FOUND. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AT HIGH POWER. CHECKS NORMAL. FOUND B LOOP WOULD NOT TEST ON GROUND. ACCOMPLISHED CONTINUITY CK OF NR 1 ENGINE B LOOP FROM M279 PLUG D1002. FOUND NORMAL. CHECKED ALL B LOOP CONNECTORS FOR DEFECTS, NONE FOUND. PERFORMED B LOOP OPERATIONAL CHECK, CHECKED NORMAL. (M)

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