Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737275

Difficulty date
July 5, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737275
Aircraft time
53,197 hours, 53,038 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 1 Fire Loop
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) 85 MILES OUT OF MEM, NR 2 ENGINE OVERHEAT WARNING ILLUMINATED, THROTTLED BACK SNAG CLEARED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MEM. ON APPROACH, OVERHEAT WARNING REAPPEARED, FIRE BOTTLES DISCHARGED AND NR 2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND FIRE AND OVERHEAT ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS LOOSE ON UPPER FIRE/OVERHEAT DETECTOR LOOP. ENGINE RUN, NO FURTHER SNAG. REPLACED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. ON RETURN TO YYZ, AT MOCS REQUEST REPLACED THE FIRE CONTROL PANEL.