Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 23, 2019
Submitted
June 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53173
Aircraft time
73,414 hours, 54,311 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

NO 1 ENGINE FREE LOOP B CAME ON AT CRUISE. CHECKLIST COMPLETED FREE LOOP A TEST GOOD. T/S PER MD88 AMM 26-10. INSPECTED, CLEANED, AND SECURED FIRE LOOPS. FOUND INSULATION ON ONE CLAMP INBOARD SIDE OF ENGINE DISPLACED AND NOT SECURED PROPERLY. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AT THIS TIME OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP5503362)

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