Service difficulty report · Fire Element · Nihon YS11A500

Difficulty date
August 4, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921AX
Make and model
Nihon YS11A500
Aircraft serial
2117
Part
Fire Element
Part number
D237060
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

DURING DEPARTURE OUT OF ILN, RECEIVED A LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE FIRE OVERHEAT CHECKLIST. STILL HAD INDICATION OF FIRE, RETURNED TO ILN FOR LANDING. INSPECTED ENGINE FOR EVIDENCE OF FIRE, NONE FOUND. FOUND FIREWALL ELEMENT SHORTED. REPLACED ELEMENT AT FIREWALL IAW YS-11 MM 26-11-00, OPS CHECKED GOOD. REPLACED NUMBERS ONE THROUGH THREE FIRE BOTTLES AND SQUIBBS. SYSTEM TESTED GOOD IAW YS-11 MM 26-11-0.

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