Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
September 20, 2005
Submitted
October 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
472450
Part serial
5041
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AT FL 320 NR 2 ENGINE HAD INTERMITTENT FIRE WARNING. COMPLETED PHASE 1 OF ENGINE FIRE CHECKLIST, NO INDICATION OF FIRE, COMPLETED CHECKLIST. CHECKED BOTH LOOP A AND B. FIRE BOTTLE WAS NOT DISCHARGED. PLACED FIRE DETECTION LOOP A ON NR 2 ENGINE ON MEL 26-2-3, DMI 22502 CAT C, PLACARDS INSTALLED. LOOP-B OK. REF DMI 22544, NR 2 ENGINE INDICATED FIRE. A/C ENGINE NOT BURNING, LOOP-A. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT CORE FIRE LOOP ASSY AS PER MM 26-10-1. PERFORMED OPS CHECK AS PER MM 26-10-0. OPS CHECKED OK. THIS CLEARS DMI 22544. PLACARD REMOVED.

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