Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
June 6, 2005
Submitted
June 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24191
Aircraft time
49,677 hours, 26,765 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT DIVERTED TO DTW WITH A NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATION. CREW REPORTED AT ROTATION OVERHEAT DETECTION LIGHT AND MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW SHUTDOWN NR 1 ENGINE AFTER OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND DIVERTED THE AIRCRAFT TO DTW. FOUND WIRE W1508-006-16R (LOOP B) SHORTED AND BROKEN THRU AT CLAMP LOCATED AT 12 O'CLOCK POSITION ABOVE CORE ENGINE. ALSO FOUND WIRE W1506-044-16R (LOOP A) CHAFED THRU AT 10 O'CLOCK FAN POSITION. BOTH CORE LOOP A AND B FAILED MEGGER TEST. REPAIRED WIRE HARNESS, REPLACED BOTH A AND B CORE LOOP M1122. ACCOMPLISHED HIGH POWER RUN. BOTH A & B LOOP FIRE DETECTION SYS CHECKED NORMAL.