Service difficulty report · Fireloop · Boeing 737130

Difficulty date
August 7, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77204
Make and model
Boeing 737130
Aircraft serial
19021
Part
Fireloop
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A, 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 AND BELL ACTIVATED DURING CLIMB OUT OF EWR. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED, THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE BOTTOM FIRE DETECTOR LOOP AT FAULT. THE FIRE DETECTOR LOOP AND THREE CONNECTORS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS RUN AT TAKEOFF POWER AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL.