Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 72722C

Difficulty date
January 9, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 72722C
Aircraft time
50,339 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D7B
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine Bay
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH, THE ENGINE FIRE WARNING BELL SOUNDED CONTINUOUSLY, THERE WERE NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ON. ON THE GROUND MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ALL ENGINES NO FAULTS WERE FOUND. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AGAIN ON THE GROUND. THE FIRE DETECTION DETECTOR UNIT P/N 65-24920-3 WAS REPLACED . REMOVED AND INSPECTED AND CLEANED PIN/SOCKETS AN ALL THREE ENGINE FIRE DETECTION POWER OPERATING UNITS P/N 1011B-1. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED WITH NO FAULTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND OPERATED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS.

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