Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
August 16, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N657UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27112
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Component
Boeing · 285T03855
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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AT SFO UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO A FIRE BELL AURAL WARNING. *S/D* THE ENGINE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM CAUSED THE AURAL WARNING. A BITE TEST WAS PERFORMED AND INDICATED NO FAULTS. THE M1000 BELL CHIME MODULE WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. THIS MODULE WAS DETERMINED TO BE SERVICEABLE AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO OTHER FAULTS HAVE BEEN INDICATED SINCE THIS INCIDENT.