Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 27, 2006
Submitted
August 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N647AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
762
Aircraft time
32,737 hours, 12,593 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
37200101
Part serial
8110
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
26,412 hours, 10,113 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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 INITIAL CLIMB, THE CREW RECEIVED A NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE CREW INITIATED AN IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF THE NR 2 ENGINE IAW THE QRH. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO LAS. THE PASSENGERS DID NOT BRACE. MAINTENANCE DISCONNECTED THE FIRE LOOP CONNECTORS AND PERFORMED A MEGGER CHECK OF THE FIRE LOOPS. A & B LOOPS MEASURED 1.5 K OHMS AND OPEN TO GROUND. MAINTENANCE THEN PERFORMED A MEGGER CHECK ON THE HARNESS TO GROUND AND FOUND NO FAULTS. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FIRE DETECTION UNIT IAW MM 26-12-34 PG 401. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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