What happened
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(-23) On October 6, 2003 at 10:21 EST a DHC-8-102 operated by allegheny airlines inc, (pcaa), had an "engine fire indication on #1 engine during taxi in. Discharged forward fire extinguisher." The crew then taxied to parking and the passengers were deplaned normally. The investigation revealed that the #1 engine was changed by pcaa's maintenance in middletown pa on 10/04/2003. Pcaa maintenance was dispatched from middletown to roc and "inspected engine area, found drain lines burnt and jet pipe slide back". Maintenance also "replaced drain lines & reinstalled jet pipe i/a/w job card 0087810312. R&r fwd fire bottle i/a/w mm 26-20. Checked fire detection system ops ck good. Ran a/c ops and leak ok". The aircraft was then ferried to middletown for further inspections and to install the forward fire extinguisher squib. Pcaa cmo is continuing the investigation into the engine change.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 6, 2003 AT 10:21 EST A DHC-8-102 OPERATED BY ALLEGHENY AIRLINES INC, (PCAA), HAD AN "ENGINE FIRE INDICATION ON #1 ENGINE DURING TAXI IN. DISCHARGED FORWARD FIRE EXTINGUISHER." THE CREW THEN TAXIED TO PARKING AND THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED NORMALLY. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE #1 ENGINE WAS CHANGED BY PCAA'S MAINTENANCE IN MIDDLETOWN PA ON 10/04/2003. PCAA MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED FROM MIDDLETOWN TO ROC AND "INSPECTED ENGINE AREA, FOUND DRAIN LINES BURNT AND JET PIPE SLIDE BACK". MAINTENANCE ALSO "REPLACED DRAIN LINES & REINSTALLED JET PIPE I/A/W JOB CARD 0087810312. R&R FWD FIRE BOTTLE I/A/W MM 26-20. CHECKED FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM OPS CK GOOD. RAN A/C OPS AND LEAK OK". THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO MIDDLETOWN FOR FURTHER INSPECTIONS AND TO INSTALL THE FORWARD FIRE EXTINGUISHER SQUIB. PCAA CMO IS CONTINUING THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE ENGINE CHANGE.
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