Service difficulty report · Element · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
November 4, 2011
Submitted
November 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668US
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
24223
Aircraft time
6,205 hours, 751 cycles
Engine time
6,236 hours, 755 cycles
Part
Element
Part serial
017579
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
6,236 hours, 755 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FLIGHT 172 NRT-JFK RETURNED TO NRT WITH THE NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN BY THE CREW DUE TO A FIRE WARNING. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN DETECTOR ELEMENT. THE ELEMENT AND TWO DETECTOR CARDS WERE REPLACED. RAN NR 1 ENGINE AND THE ENGINE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM TESTED NORMAL.