Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 24, 2002
Submitted
October 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

NR 1 FIRE HANDLE AND BELL ILLUMINATED AND SOUNDED APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES. AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN COMPLIED WITH ENGINE FIRE CHECKLIST. NO INDICATION OF FIRE. BOTTLE NOT FIRED. ENGINE VISUALLY INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE DURING OCCURRENCE. FOUND PYLON FIRE DETECTOR "B" LOOP AT FAULT. ITEM TRANSFERS TO DMI 10753 PER MEL 26-2-3 CAT. "C". ENGINE VISUALLY INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE DURING OCCURRENCE. CLEANED AND INSPECTED ALL NR 1 ENGINE FIRE LOOPS. SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD IAW M/M 26-10-1. THIS CLEARS DMI 10753. PLACARD REMOVED.

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