Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 777232

Difficulty date
May 9, 2020
Submitted
May 11, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N862DA
Make and model
Boeing 777232
Aircraft serial
29734
Aircraft time
88,556 hours, 10,433 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Engine
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

SHIP 7003 - IFSD - PASSING 10K FEET ON CLIMB OUT, LEFT ENGINE OVERHEAT EICAS MESSAGE APPEARED. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE AND SHUT THE LEFT ENGINE DOWN. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO ATL. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND BROKEN CONNECTOR END ON #1 ENGINE RIGHT CORE OVERHEAT/FIRE LOOP. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR LOOP AND HARNESS AND MODULE. VERIFIED MESSAGE WHILE WIGGLING CONNECTOR OF SECOND DETECTOR LOOP. LP 9465837, 9465842