Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 737222

Difficulty date
April 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9015U
Make and model
Boeing 737222
Aircraft serial
19053
Engine
Pwa JT8D7B
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
17051
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT 17,000 FEET IN CLIMB, NUMBER 2 FIRE HANDLE FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY AND EMITTED AN ARCING SOUND. SEEMED TO FLICKER MORE WITH THROTTLE MOVEMENT. FOUND M337 FIRE LOOP DETECTOR SHORTED INTERNALLY. REPLACED DETECTOR AND CORRODED CONNECTOR. CHECKS OK.