SDR CHIR2879

Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 1072

Difficulty date
July 11, 2017
Submitted
July 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6674D
Make and model
Boeing 1072
Aircraft serial
4
Aircraft time
78,345 hours
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fire Detector
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

DURING FLIGHT, THE NR 1 FIRE HANDLE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FALSE FIRE WARNING, FLIGHT CONTINUED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND THE NR 1 FWD OUTBOARD FIRE DETECTOR TO HAVE VOLTAGE IN EXCESS OF 11 VOLTS ON PIN B OF THE LARGE CONNECTOR OF THE FIRE CONTROL AMPLIFIER. NORMALLY THIS WOULD INDICATE A DEFECTIVE FLAME DETECTOR. AFTER UNCLAMPING THE WIRE BUNDLE LEADING TO THE DC JUNCTION BOX, CONNECTOR 300P15, FOUND 8 WIRES CHAFED THROUGH THEIR INSULATING SHEATHING. REPAIRED THE WIRING AND RETESTED THE CIRCUIT, SHOWS THE FLAME DETECTOR FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION; THE DETECTORS IN THIS A/C HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH P/N 477223 FLAME DETECTORS IAW COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS, INC. SB 107-26-S0004.