# SDR 03FDEA01349

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 20, 2003
- Submitted: August 21, 2003
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N588FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N588FE), registered now
- Make and model: Doug MD-11
- Registry model: [Doug MD-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 48490
- Aircraft time: 39,625 hours, 6,689 cycles
- System (JASC): [2612 · Fire Detection](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2612)
- Part: Fire Loop
- Part number: 346000293
- Part serial: 09844F1
- Condition: Shorted
- Location: Nr 2 Engine
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: E, A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA01349

## Discrepancy

AT 1455Z, FL360,M.83.ENG NR 2 FIRE LIGHT CAME ON.  INTERMITTENT AT FIRST IT BECAME STEADY AND ENG NR 2 WAS SHUTDOWN IAW CHECKLIST.  NO OTHER ADVERSE INDICATIONS OBSERVED EXCEPT FIRE DETECT 2 FAIL LEVEL 1 ALERT.  RTB WAS UNEVENTFUL, 1 FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED.  USING MEGGER FOUND UPPER LT B-LOOP AND LOWER TURBINE A-LOOP SHORTED TO GROUND.  R AND I BOTH LOOP DETECTOR PER MM 26-11-03-4 FDCU NR 2 RTS TEST PASSED.  R AND I ENG NR 2 SYS 1 FIRE BOTTLE AND TEST PER MM 26-21-01-4 TEST OK.  RUN NR 2 ENG PER MD11 JRH ALL   PARAMETERS AND INDICATIONS NML.  PERFORMED NR 2 ENG DECAY CHK PER MD11 JRH TEST PASSED.  OPEN AND CLOSED ENG COWLS AND PLATFORM PER MM 71-10-00.

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