Service difficulty report · Fire Wire · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
January 23, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984AX
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47258
Part
Fire Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, F

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, FIRE LOOP DETECTION LIGHT CAME ON. LOOP-B ILLUMINATED, SELECTED LOOP-A AND GOT AN INVALID TEST. SELECTED LOOP-B RIGHT ENGINE AND GOT A FIRE WARNING INDICATION. SHUT DOWN RIGHT ENGINE AND FIRED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. CLEANED OIL FROM B-LOOP CONNECTORS AND REPAIREDTHE CHAFED WIRING ON A-LOOP, FIRE WARNING OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 MM.

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