Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
March 2, 2001
Submitted
March 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N157AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23779
Aircraft time
45,169 hours, 32,581 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
899321
Condition
Will Not Test
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHX - AIR TURNBACK - 2/25/01 - DURING CLIMB AT 18,000 FT THE CREW PERFORMED AN ENGINE FIRE WARNING TEST; NEITHER ENGINE WOULD TEST PLUS THE FAULT LIGHT WAS ON. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHX. ON GROUND THE ENGINE FIRE TEST WAS NORMAL; THE NR 1 ENG FIRE LOOP B HAD BEEN PLACED ON MEL 26-2 ON THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT. IN PHX MAINTENANCE RANG OUT THE WIRING FROM THE FIRE CONTROL MODULE TO THE FIRE PROTECTION BOX AND ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD. REMOVED AND TESTED NR 1 ENG STRUT DETECTOR ASSY AND FIRE DETECTOR ASSY, TESTED GOOD. BOTH WERE REPLACED AS PRECAUTION AND FUNCTIONAL TESTS WERE GOOD. DETECTOR ASSY P/N 472094 - LOCATION: NR 1 ENGINE.

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