Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
May 22, 2005
Submitted
May 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49727
Aircraft time
32,153 hours, 21,589 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
36,836 hours, 25,899 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
892809040002
Part serial
7003
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, FIRE ALARMS IN BOTH ENGINES DID NOT OPERATE AND ONLY LIGHTS TURNED ON. DURING REVISION DETECTED FIRE WARNING AURAL SWITCH OPERATED CORRECTLY. AMPLIFIER CONNECTORS WIRING WAS VERIFIED, SYSTEM CHECKED OKAY. DURING REVISION DETECTED THE RIGHT ENGINE AMPLIFIER WITH FAILURE. AMPLIFIER DETECTOR UNIT A2-6 WAS REPLACED, TESTED CORRECT. REJECTED TAKEOFF AS A CONSEQUENCE OF RIGHT ENGINE DID NOT REACH TAKEOFF EPRS OF 1.98, IT STAYED IN 1.80 EPR INCREASING EGT TEMPERATURE. AIRCRAFT SENT TO HANGAR, PT7 & PT2 LEAK CHECK PERFORMED, PRBC LINES TIGHTENED, ACCELERATION CHAMBER AND ANTI SURGE VALVES WERE LUBRICATED, RUDDER PT2 UNION REPLACED AND REMOTE CONTROL TRIM PERFORMED, TESTED CORRECT.

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