Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 727260

Difficulty date
June 24, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727260
Aircraft time
40,415 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, NR 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATION WAS ACTIVATED. BELL WAS INTERMITTENT BUT BECAME A LITTLE MORE STEADY. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE INITIATED AND NR 3 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. FIRE HANDLE WAS PULLED BUT NOT TO RELEASE EXTINGUISHING AGENT. ATC WAS NOTIFIED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH EMERGENCY VEHICLES ON SITE. AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN. MTCE ACCESSED THE SITUATION. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WAS FOUND IN THE NR 3 ENGINE FIRE LOOP SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUN UP WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED. NO FAULT DURING SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT.