Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
November 5, 2009
Submitted
November 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145871
Aircraft time
11,881 hours, 10,323 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
12,233 hours, 11,247 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
3601133500230C90
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, F, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT FL330, THE CREW RECEIVED AN EICAS ENG 2 FIRE MESSAGE. THE QRH PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DIVERTED TO KBUF WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIRE CREWS INSPECTED E2 AND REPORTED NO INDICATIONS OF FIRE WERE FOUND ON OR AROUND THE ENGINE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ENGINE FIRE DETECTION LOOP DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED THE E2 FIRE LOOP PER EMB 145 AMM 26-11-01. THE SYSTEM THEN PASSED THE FIRE DETECTION TEST PER EMB 145 AMM 26-00-00.

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