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B767-300 flight crew experience repeated equipment cooling overheat EICAS msgs on climb out. Dump fuel and return to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 790703 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 790703 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 245 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 6800 |
| ASRS Report | 790841 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On climb at approximately 2500 ft; got equipment cool overheat. Ran checklist and light reappeared at approximately 10000 ft. Ran additional checklist; contacted dispatch and maintenance; and made decision to return to ZZZ. Held at FL240 and dumped fuel. Landed in ZZZ at approximately 318.0 pounds. Turning base leg for runway 19L; got equipment cool overheat again along with no cooling. Note: there was a previous write-up on jun/xa/08. Contacted maintenance and spoke with them at the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767-300 FLT CREW EXPERIENCE REPEATED EQUIPMENT COOLING OVERHEAT EICAS MSGS ON CLIMB OUT. DUMP FUEL AND RETURN TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: ON CLB AT APPROX 2500 FT; GOT EQUIP COOL OVERHEAT. RAN CHKLIST AND LIGHT REAPPEARED AT APPROX 10000 FT. RAN ADDITIONAL CHKLIST; CONTACTED DISPATCH AND MAINT; AND MADE DECISION TO RETURN TO ZZZ. HELD AT FL240 AND DUMPED FUEL. LANDED IN ZZZ AT APPROX 318.0 LBS. TURNING BASE LEG FOR RWY 19L; GOT EQUIP COOL OVERHEAT AGAIN ALONG WITH NO COOLING. NOTE: THERE WAS A PREVIOUS WRITE-UP ON JUN/XA/08. CONTACTED MAINT AND SPOKE WITH THEM AT THE GATE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.