Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
July 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21530
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

IN CRUISE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 310 NR 1 FIRE WARNING SOUNDED. WARNING EXTINGUISHED IMMEDIATELY WHEN THROTTLE WAS RETARTDED. OPERATED NR 1 ENGINE AT IDLE AS PER AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL FOR DESCENT AND LANDING AT DFW. PARAMETERS WHEN WARNING OCCURRED AS FOLLOWS EPR 1.94, N1 88 PERCENT, EGT 480, N2 88 PERCENT. CONFIRMED FIRE DETECTION PROBLEM WITH NR 1 ENGINE. CHECK NR 1 ENGINE FIRE LOOP. FOUND CONNECTION AT LOOP CANNON PLUG LOOSE AND DIRTY. CLEANED PLUG AND POSITIONED FIRE LOOP. GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.