Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 20, 2006
Submitted
July 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53634
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 2 Nacelle
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

LAS - INFLIGHT LAX ORD NUMBER TWO ENGINE FIRE WARNING LOOP-B WHILE LOOP-A ON PLACARD. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO LAS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF FIRE. NO FIRE WAS CONFIRMED UPON LANDING. REPLACED LOWER FIRE DETECTION UNIT ON RIGHT HAND ENGINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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