Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
January 4, 2023
Submitted
January 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55068
Aircraft time
54,875 hours, 37,907 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

SHIP 9521 -DIV/DE- THE FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED THE AIRCRAFT TO BNA FOLLOWING A "FIRE" WARNING INDICATION ON THE #2 ENGINE WITH ANTI-ICE ON. THE QRH WAS COMPLIED WITH, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH ATC, AND THE SUBSEQUENT OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. CFR DID MEET THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND CONFIRMED THAT NO FIRE EXISTED. CORRECT ACTION: MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE FDCU, BOTH VIA, AND PERFORMED ABOVE IDLE PNEUMATIC LEAK CHECKS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (LP #9884314)

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