Service difficulty report · Connectors · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809NY
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49263
Part
Connectors
Part number
87858201
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, F

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

What was found

THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE EN ROUTE. THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON DURING APPROACH TO CLE. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TWO LOOP CONNECTORS ON LOWER A-LOOP OF NR 1 ENGINE WERE FOUND AT FAULT. THE LOOP CONNECTORS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE FIRE DETECTION UNIT AND A AND B LOOP SWITCHES WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. ALSO, THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS REPLACED. THE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM TESTED NORMALLY.

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