Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
June 19, 2014
Submitted
June 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N639AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24597
Aircraft time
73,185 hours, 25,774 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, F, A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, RT ENG FIRE WARNING CAME ON. ALL ENG PARAMETER APPEARED NORMAL. RT ENG WAS SHUT DOWN & NR 2 BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED, SINGLE ENG TIME 8 MIN. EMER DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RT INBD THRUST REVERSER & NR 2 ENG FIRE BOTTLE. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.