Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 72722

Difficulty date
September 13, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N149FE
Make and model
Boeing 72722
Aircraft serial
19087
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
AP
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

WW FIRE LIGHT CAME ON DURING APPROACH. LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED, TESTED OK. INSP RT AND LT WW FIRE LOOP, NO PHY DAMAGE FOUND. PERF WW FIRE TEST, ALL IND GOOD. DISCON AND MEG ALL 3 WW LOOPS. NOSE LOOP IS BD, READS .55 MEG SHD BE MORE THAN 5 MEG. L/M WW LOOP BAD, READS 1.9 MEG OHMS, SHD BE MORE THAN 5 MEG. NOSE AND LT WW LOOP ARE LOOSE. WIRING CKS GOOD AND RT WW LOOP CKS GOOD. R & R'D NOSE WW LOOP PER M/M 26-12-1 NOSE WW LOOP NEEDS RESISTANCE CK BY AVIONICS AND LOOP CONN COMPLETE. SAFTIED OPS CK REQ REF M/M 26-12-1 PG 501 NOSE WW ELEM READ .9 OHMS (MAX LIM 3 OHMS) INSULATION RESIST READS 250 MEGOHM RECONN A/C WIRING TO LOOP AND SAFETIED CONNECTORS. R & R'D LT WW LOOP.

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