Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
July 5, 2001
Submitted
July 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17133
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
29282
Aircraft time
11,091 hours, 2,491 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ON SYSTEM NR 1 LOOP ILLUMINATED WHILE CLIMBING THRU 16K FT AFTER TAKEOFF SYSTEM 2 LOOP WAS ON PLACARD. ALL CHECKLIST PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH AND THE FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS PULLED BACK. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SJU WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LOWER TURBINE CASE SYSTEM NR 1 LOOP AT FAULT. THE SYSTEM NR 1 LOOP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 26-11-01. THE M682 CARD IN THE P54 CARD FILE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE HP6 DUCT WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY DUE TO EVIDENCE OF BLOWBY. THREE WIRES FOR SYSTEM NR 2 LOOP WERE REPLACED DUE TO CHAFING.