Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
July 19, 2005
Submitted
July 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
339
Aircraft time
38,138 hours, 13,973 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O AT 15000FT, RECEIVED FIRE WARNING ON ENGINE NR 2. DID PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO LLBG. TLV U-INSPECTION & T/S PERFORMED ON MTSI 26-10/9536. FIXED DIFFERED LOOP-B, FOUND TWO PLUGS ON LOOP-A SENSING ELEMENTS IN BAD CONDITION (ONE WITH RUBBER ISOLATION CRACKED & ONE WITH CERAMIC INSULATION BROKEN, SIGN OF CORROSION AND ONE PIN PUSHED IN AND THE OTHER NOT LOCKED PROPERLY). DAMAGED PLUGS WERE REPLACED. FOUND ALSO PLUGS ON PYLONE LOOPS CROSSED, FOR MORE DETAILS SEE WRI:26-10/9536

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