Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
October 24, 2004
Submitted
November 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441J
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
45988
Aircraft time
76,759 hours, 27,713 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Engine time
58,136 hours, 21,723 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
D5020
Part serial
EK04652
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON CLIMBOUT THROUGH 15,000 FT MASTER FIRE WARNING SOUNDED WITH LIGHT INDICATION ON NR 4 ENGINE. PERFORMED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST (RETARDED POWER LEVER, FIRE SHUTOFF LEVER FORWARD, LIGHT CONTINUED ON, FIRE EXT AGENT, LIGHT WENT OUT). COMPLETED CHECKLIST, ALL OTHER SYSTEMS NORMAL. RETURNED TO SBEG WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED ENGINE VISUAL INSPECTION FOR EVIDENCE OF FIRE; NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE NOTED; PERFORMED ENGINE RUN-UP AND FOUND NO REMOTE LEAKS. DURING ENGINE INSPECTION FOUND LOWER FIRE LOOP ELEMENT SHORTED OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER ELEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH M/M 26-10-1. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN-UP AND OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH 71-00 AND 26-10-1.

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