Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
August 1, 2003
Submitted
August 8, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N281FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22348
Aircraft time
37,845 hours, 26,306 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
894120
Part serial
4810
Condition
False Indication
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENGINE FIRE LIGHT (DASHBOARD AND FIRE HANDLE) NUMBER 1 ENGINE ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY INFLIGHT ON APPROACH (APPROX 11,000FT AND 300K), ACCOMPANIED BY FIRE BELL. LIGHT AND BELL WENT OUT, FIRE TEST CHECK OK, ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL. APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES LATER, NR 1 FIRE LIGHT AND BELL CAME ON AGAIN AND WENT OFF BY ITSELF IN ONE SECOND, FIRE TESTED OK AGAIN, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FIRE DETECTION ELEMENT PER AMM 26-11-012-01. TESTED FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM PER AMM 26-11-001-0, NO FAULTS NOTED. SYSTEM OPS CKS NORMAL.

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