Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 18, 2000
Submitted
October 24, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO MEXICO CITY, ENGINE FIRE INDICATION NR 4 ENGINE. COMPLETED ENGINE FIRE CHECKLIST, FIRE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND BELL CONTINUED TO RING EVEN AFTER BLOCK IN. GRND PERSONNEL OBSERVED NO INDICATIONS OF FIRE. REPLACED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES, REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL ENG FIRE DETECTION SENSING ELEMENTS, REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 FIRE CONTROL UNIT, REMOVED AND REPLACED FIRE DETECTION SOCKET, PLUG ON PYLON LOOP WIRING HARNESS. ACCOMPLISHED A FIRE WARNING TEST ON SYS A AND B OK. PERFORMED NR 4 ENGINE GROUND R/U AND CHKD FOR PNEUMATIC LEAKS OK. ALL CHECKS OK.

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