Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Emb ERJ170200SU

Difficulty date
November 28, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200SU
Aircraft time
24,147 hours
Engine
Ge CF348E5A1
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fire Detector
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, F, A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 15000 FEET THE ENGINE NR 1 FIRE EICAS MESSAGE CAME ON ALONG WITH THE ALARM. #1 ENGINE SET TO IDLE AND MAYDAY DECLARED. CHECKLIST PERFORMED AND ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. BOTH EXTINGUISHERS WERE DISCHARGED. MAINTENANCE CARRIED OUT AN INSPECTION AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FIRE OR DAMAGE. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 26-21-03-400-801-A. THE GENERIC I/O MODULE MAU3 SLOT 9 & 10 WAS ALSO REPLACED IAW AMM 31-41-06/400. GROUND RUNS WERE CARRIED OUT WITH NO FAULTS. ON THE THIRD FLIGHT SUBSEQUENT TO THIS THE "ENG 1 FIRE" EICAS MESSAGE AGAIN ILLUMINATED ON CLIMB OUT AT FL150. THE ENGINE WAS RETARDED TO IDLE AND THE WARNING EXTINGUISHED. THE BOTTLES WERE NOT DISCHARGED AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT SHUT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND MAINTENANCE REPLACED 2 DEFECTIVE FIRE LOOPS IAW AMM 26-11-01-400-801-A AND TESTED WITHOUT ANY FAULTS. AS A PRECAUTION, HEALTH MONITORING HISTORY REVIEWED AND ALL ASSOCIATED ISSUES WERE TROUBLESHOT IAW FIM 26-11-00-810-807-A. WIRING CHECKS WERE CARRIED OUT PER AMM 26-11-01/401 TO CLEAR B CHANNEL FAULT AND ALSO THE W9 HARNESS WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 71-50-15-400-801-A FOR ANY POSSIBLE A CHANNEL FAULTS. NO SUBSEQUENT FAULTS OR FAILURES REPORTED.