Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
October 27, 2002
Submitted
October 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
772
Aircraft time
10,322 hours, 5,386 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT NR 1 FIRE WARN/BELL WARN LT RET'D THROTTLE AND WARN STOPPED. COMPLETED FIRE S/D CKLIST AND RTO TO MEM FOR LD. LT & BELL EXT WHEN THROTTLE RTO, BUT ACTIVATED WHEN THROTTLE ADVANCED. INSP FIRE LOOPS NR 1 ENG FOUND LOOP MAKING PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH PNEUMATIC DUCT. FOUND HYD RESERVOIR HOSE CHAFED, CONTACT WITH LOOP SECT DH4. REPOSITIONED DH4 LOOP, REPLACED HYD RESERVOIR PRESS LINE IAW A300 MM 20-23-12-0. NO ENG RUN, CLOSED COWLS PER IAW A300 MM 71-13-00-3F. RAN ENG PER IAW JRH6-10 POWER ASSURANCE RUN FOR 5 MINS & 73 PERCENT WITH HP OPEN FOR 5 MINS & TAXI TO HIGH POWER RUN PAD, CND, OK FOR SERVICE.

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