SDR CAL960556

Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
May 5, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14335
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23573
Part
Connector
Condition
Corroded
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DFW - FLT 0624 - THE NR 1 ENGINE OVERHEAT ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE FLIGHT, BUT EXTINGUISHED AFTER 10 SECONDS. WHEN LIGHT CAME ON 2ND TIME, CREW DISENGAGED AUTOTHROTTLES AND SPLIT THROTTLE 74 PERCENT N1 AND 92 PERCENT N2. LIGHT CONTINUED TO GO OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. NR 1 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND ACFT DIVERTED TO DFW WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FND NR 1 ENGINE CORE FIRE LOOP CONNECTORS CORRODED. WIRE SIDE OF BOTH A AND B CONNECTORS CLEANED. UPPER AND LOWER LOOPS TESTED NORMAL. IN ADDITION, AFT CORE FIRE DETECTION LOOP A AND B WAS REMOVED ADN REPLACED. OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. (X)