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B727 aircraft in cruise had lower aft body overheat indication. Though flight crew was able to extinguish the light they diverted and landed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 370432 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : btr |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 370432 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In cruise at FL330, got a lower aft body overheat light indication. Followed emergency checklist and after closing cargo heat outflow valve, the light extinguished. Even though light went out, a precautionary landing at msy was made.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 ACFT IN CRUISE HAD LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT INDICATION. THOUGH FLC WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE LIGHT THEY DIVERTED AND LANDED.
Narrative: IN CRUISE AT FL330, GOT A LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT INDICATION. FOLLOWED EMER CHKLIST AND AFTER CLOSING CARGO HEAT OUTFLOW VALVE, THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. EVEN THOUGH LIGHT WENT OUT, A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT MSY WAS MADE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.