Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 12, 2018
Submitted
April 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53418
Aircraft time
63,341 hours, 49,299 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
53,463 hours, 29,967 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE FIRE LOOP B LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER DEPARTURE. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. FOLLOWED QRH NOTIFIED ATL MTC OPS NORMAL REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. INSPECTED LT LOWER PYLON BURN THRU DETECTOR AND FOUND LOOPS RUBBING AGAINST FLUID PIPE. DETECTOR WORN THROUGH HALF WAY. R&R LT ENG PYLON BURN THRU LOWER DETECTOR IAW AMM 26-10. OPS TESTED GOOD.

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