Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
October 6, 2002
Submitted
October 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441J
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
45988
Aircraft time
74,028 hours, 26,550 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
D5030
Part serial
PA1061
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

NR 4 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. OVERWEIGHT LANDING AT 277.0 LBS PERFORMED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 FIRE SENSOR ON BURNED SECTION OF THE ENGINE IAW MM 26-10-1. ALSO REWIRED FROM PL-1341 CONNECTOR TO PL- 1368, PL-1367 CONNECTOR AND REPLACED CONNECTORS PL-1368 AND PL-1367. NEEDS OPS CHECK. ACCOMPLISHED SPECIAL STRUCTURAL "A" INSPECTION IAW ARROW AIR DC-8 MM, VOLUME I, 60 SERIES PAGES 5-4-8 TO 5-4-16 NO VISUAL DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 FIRE DETECTOR SENSOR UPPER FORWARD IAW 26-10-1. OPS CHECKED NORMAL ON GROUND. SYSTEM ENGINE TEST NORMAL IAW MM 2-6-10.

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