Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Dhav DHC7103

Difficulty date
June 20, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC7103
Aircraft time
33,390 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A50
Propeller
Hamstd 24PF305
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
898410
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, F

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE FLIGHT CREW GOT A FIRE INDICATION ON BOTH LOOPS AND SHUTDOWN THE NR 3 ENGINE AND DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO ACTUAL FIRE. CAUSE OF THE FALSE INDICATION WAS A CHAFED WIRE ON LOOP A AND A MISSING GASKET ON LOOP B, BOTH LOOPS WERE IN THE SAME ZONE OF THE ENGINE/NACELLE. THE LOOP AND GASKET WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.