Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
August 12, 2017
Submitted
August 14, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N967AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55028
Aircraft time
45,280 hours, 31,013 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, E

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What was found

THE COCKPIT CREW RECEIVED A NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATION WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. IAW QRH, BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED AND THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT THE SCHEDULE DESTINATION. MAINTENANCE DID NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF AN ACTUAL ENGINE FIRE. REPLACED THE GEAR BOX FIRE LOOP, LOWER SPLITTER FAIRING FIRE LOOP (AT 6 O'CLOCK POSITION), UPPER SPLITTER FAIRING FIRE LOOP, LOWER COWL EXHAUST VENT FIRE DETECTOR, AND THE ENGINE CORE FIRE DETECTOR. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE NR 1 & 2 ENGINE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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