SDR 06FDEA1968

Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Airbus A300B4622

Difficulty date
May 19, 2006
Submitted
May 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N716FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622
Aircraft serial
358
Aircraft time
30,030 hours, 31,541 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Damaged
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

CLIMBING THROUGH 16000 FT GOT RED ECAM "ENG 1 FIRE" FOLLOWED ECAM AND QRH. NR 1 AGENT WOULD NOT DISCHARGE, USED NR 2. FIRE WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON THROUGHOUT FLT. MADE EMERGENCY RETURN. UPON ARRIVING AT AIRCRAFT, FIRE WARNING STILL ACTIVE, HANDLE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND A AND B LOOP FAULTED. FIRE DETECTOR CONTROL BOX SHOWED FAULTS ON BOTH LOOP A AND B. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 FIRE BOTTLES ON NR 1 ENG PER A300-600 MM 26-21-15-4. REPLACED SQUIBS ON EACH BOTTLE PER A300-600 MM 26-21-13-4, CONNECTORS OFF ON SQUIBS AND PSI SWITCHES FOR BOTH BOTTLES, ALSO REQUIRE SAFTEY WIRE. REMOVED/REPLACED NR 1 ENG FIRE DETECT CONTROL UNIT PRECAUTIONARY PER MM 26-12-11-4 OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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