Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
April 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N464FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21288
Part
Sensor
Part number
1825280037525
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

TEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE GLARESHIELD FIRE WARNING LIGHTS AND WARNING BELL ACTIVATED WITH NO LIGHTS IN FIRE HANDLES OR LIGHTS ON CARGO SMOKE INDICATOR. DURING ENGINE AND WHEEL WELL FIRE TEST THE NR 1 ENGINE WOULD NOT TEST, ALL THREE ENGINES TESTED OK DURING FIREWALL TEST. WITHOUT ANY OTHER INDICATION OF FIRE NR 1 WAS BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE AND LEFT THERE FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. ADD'L WHEN THE FIRE WARNING BELL WAS 1ST SILENCED THE GLARESHIELD FIRE WARN LIGHTS WENT OUT AND NEVER RE-ILLUM. ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS APPEARED NORMAL THROUGHOUT FLIGHT. FOUND ENG FIRE SENSOR INOP. REPLACED ENGINE FIRE LOOP SENSOR, RAN ENGINE AT POWER, SYSTEM TEST GOOD.