Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
April 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803AX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45917
Engine
Pwa JT3D3B
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN WOULD NOT TEST. NR 2 ENGINE SCAN REVEALED NO VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF FIRE. SHUTDOWN THE NR 2 ENGINE AND THEN FIRE WARNING TESTED OK. NR 2 ENGINE MAINTAINED 25 PSI OF OIL PRESSURE WHILE WINDMILLING. PERFORMED FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM LOOP GROUND CHECK ON THE NR 2 ENGINE IAW DC8 WDM, CHAPTER 26-11-1 AND SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED GROUND OPS CHECK IAW DC8 MM, CHAPTER 26-10-1 AND SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD. GROUND RAN ENGINE TO TAKEOFF POWER AND NO DEFECTS OR WARNINGS WERE NOTED.

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