Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 26, 2005
Submitted
January 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
Activated
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F, D

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING, THE CREW BLEW BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. AFTER STARTING ENG DURING PUSHBACK--HAD ENG NR 2 FIRE WARNING.COMPLETED EMER. CHECK LIST. FIRED BOTH BOTTLES--FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL CONTINUED TO ACTUATE AFTER SHUTDOWN. R/R NR 2 ENG RT CORE FIRE DET. LOOP ASSY PER DC-8 M/M 26-10-1 NO HELP.T/S DOWN TO CONN. P1-7007 (NR 2 ENG LT CORE TO PYLON CONN) R/R CONN. PER DC-8 MM 20-50-1. RAN ENG PER JRH 12.2 OPS CHECKS SERVICABLE.

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