SDR AALA990266

Service difficulty report · Support · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49345
Part
Support
Part number
59585701
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Eng Fire Det
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A, F

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

What was found

MIA - FLT 1453 - EN ROUTE MIA-AUS - DURNIG CRUISE AT 35,000 FEET, RECEIVED A RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING. ENGINE PARAMETERS APPEARED NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED BRIEFLY, THEN CAME BACK ON FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. RETURNED AND LANDED MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR AMP AND ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR SUPPORT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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