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A B737-200 flight crew, during en route climb, experienced the master caution and left wing body overheat lights illuminating, diverted to mco.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 535485 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 28500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc tower : tol.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 535485 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : mister warn air cond/left wing-body overheat lts other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Climbing out of FL285 on a vector to diw, master caution, air conditioning, and left wing body overheat lights illuminated. All 3 lights flickered constantly and would not extinguish using the abnormal procedure in the pom. Consulted by radio with company maintenance and diverted to mco as a precaution. (On descent, first officer suggested reducing #1 engine thrust to idle -- lights extinguished.) landed overweight with minimal descent rate and minimal braking. Requested emergency equipment stand by per overweight landing considerations in pom. Entered log items for illuminated lights and overweight landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 FLC, DURING ENRTE CLB, EXPERIENCED THE MASTER CAUTION AND L WING BODY OVERHEAT LIGHTS ILLUMINATING, DIVERTED TO MCO.
Narrative: CLBING OUT OF FL285 ON A VECTOR TO DIW, MASTER CAUTION, AIR CONDITIONING, AND L WING BODY OVERHEAT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ALL 3 LIGHTS FLICKERED CONSTANTLY AND WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH USING THE ABNORMAL PROC IN THE POM. CONSULTED BY RADIO WITH COMPANY MAINT AND DIVERTED TO MCO AS A PRECAUTION. (ON DSCNT, FO SUGGESTED REDUCING #1 ENG THRUST TO IDLE -- LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED.) LANDED OVERWT WITH MINIMAL DSCNT RATE AND MINIMAL BRAKING. REQUESTED EMER EQUIP STAND BY PER OVERWT LNDG CONSIDERATIONS IN POM. ENTERED LOG ITEMS FOR ILLUMINATED LIGHTS AND OVERWT LNDG.
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.