Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 28, 2003
Submitted
October 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Fire Detect
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ENGINE FIRE ON NR 1. PERFORMED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. FIRE INDICATION STILL CONTINUED. PER CREW REPORT B-LOOP AT FAULT. INSPECTED ENGINE NO SIGNS OF FIRE EVIDENT. DEFERRED B-LOOP PER MEL 26-2-3 DMI NR 14565. FIRE BOTTLE NR 1 WAS DISCHARGED REF ITEM 1P LOG PAGE 360357. FIRE BOTTLE NR 2 WAS DISCHARGED REF ITEM 1P LOG PAGE 360357. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 FIRE BOTTLE IAW SMM 26-20-01. OPS CHECKED GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 FIRE BOTTLE IAW SMM 26-20-01. OPS CHECKED GOOD. REPLACE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR CONTROL UNIT PRECAUTIONARY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR CONTROL UNIT IAW 26-10-2. OPS GOOD. DMI 14565 ENGINE FIRE ON NR 1 PERFORMED EMERGENCY (PER CREW LOOP-B).

More about the Doug DC-8-73F