Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
November 2, 2015
Submitted
November 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55032
Aircraft time
40,408 hours, 26,830 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lt Nacelle
Stage of operation
CL
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

RETURNED TO DEPARTURE DUE TO LT ENGINE FIRE WARNING. CREW ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE UTILIZED AND FIRE WARNING REMAINED WITH ENGINE SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE REPORTED FIRE INDICATION ILLUMINATED AFTER ACFT ARRIVED AT THE GATE. DISCONNECTED LT ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR CONTROL UNIT AND FIRE INDICATION EXTINGUISHED. R & R FDCU AND ACCOMPLISHED CHECK OUTS IAW AMM. R & R BOTH FIRE BOTTLE ASSEMBLIES IAW AMM. C/W ENGINE IFSD CHECKOUTS IAW AMM.

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