SDR ABXA030330

Service difficulty report · Element · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
August 18, 2003
Submitted
August 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N847AX
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
46031
Aircraft time
56,032 hours, 25,486 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D3B
Engine time
59,468 hours, 26,781 cycles
Part
Element
Part number
51114123
Condition
Missing
Location
Fire Loop
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

ENROUTE , NR 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAME ON. ONLY OTHER INDICATION WAS HIGH OIL TEMP. CREW ELECTED TO USE RT WING OB ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE NR 3 ENGINE. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR FIRE DAMAGE FOUND. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND NR 3 ENGINE LOWER FIRE SENSING ELEMENT MISSING TAN CENTERING BRACKETS CAUSING CENTER CONNECTOR TO CHAFE AGAINST SHIELD. REPLACED LOWER FIRE SENSING ELEMENT IAW AMM. PERFORMED ADJ/TEST. OPS NORMAL. REMOVED AND INSP. OIL STRAINER. NO DEFECTS FOUND. RAN ENGINE, LEAK CHECKED NORMAL. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL. REPLACED RT WING OB FIRE EXTINGUISHING CONTAINER AND CARTRIDGES IAW AMM. COMPLIED WITH ENGINE FIRE DETECTION JOB CARD 8870501 FOR NR 3 ENGINE.

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