Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 21, 2007
Submitted
October 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N446AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49472
Part
Connector
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Nacelle
Stage of operation
CL
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

DFW INFLIGHT T1306/21OCT - LEFT ENGINE FIRE LOOP ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY FIRE INDICATION. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SINGLE ENGINE TIME 5 MINUTES. FOUND 2 CONNECTORS BAD ON LOWER SUPPORT DETECTOR. REPLACED NEW CONNECTORS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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