Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 7372A6

Difficulty date
April 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N145AW
Make and model
Boeing 7372A6
Aircraft serial
20194
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
Sounded
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 8 MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING WITH POWER AT IDLE, NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING SOUNDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/4 SECOND. THEN ABOUT 2 OR 3 MINUTES LATER, NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING SOUNDED FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND. NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. ENGINE WAS NOT SHUT DOWN. OPENED COWLING, FOUND NO SHORTS. CLEANED CONNECTORS ON LOWER LOOP, TESTS OK. SHOOK DOWN WIRING ON ENGINE. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. NR 1 FIRE DETECTION TESTS GOOD.

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