Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
December 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68044
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46903
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A, J, 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 'A' LOOP FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM IAH. THE THROTTLE WAS PULLED BACK AND THE AMBER LIGHT AT FUEL START LEVER WENT OUT. FIRE HANDLE NR 1 WAS PULLED, BUT BOTTLE NR 2 DID NOT DISCHARGE. BOTTLE NR 1 WAS SELECTED AND DISCHARGED. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. FUEL WAS DUMPED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE WIRE HARNESS ON NR 1 ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR A LOOP AT FAULT. THE WIRE HARNESS WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINES WERE RUN AT TAKEOFF POWER FOR 20 MINUTES WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. IN ADDITION, THE FIRE BOTTLES WERE REPLACED.

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