Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
January 12, 2004
Submitted
January 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48470
Aircraft time
42,753 hours, 8,614 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
AUL7202519
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING AT T/O 5 MINUTES. WARNING WAS INTERMITTENT. TESTED FIRE WARNING SYSTEM, TEST GOOD. INSPECTED NR 3 ENGINE FIRE LOOPS WIRE HARNESSES, FOUND A LOOP WIRE HARNESS CHAFED AND SHORTING OUT. REMOVED A LOOP WIRE HARNESS. REMOVED A AND B LOOP PYLON DETECTORS PER MM 26-11-03-4. INSTALLED NR 3 ENGINE FIRE DETECTORS "A" AND "B" PYLON LOOPS IAW MM 26-11-03-4. OPS CHECKS AND R-T-S-PASS FOR FDCU 3. NR 3 ENGINE COWLS CLOSED IAW MM 71-10-00.

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