Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
July 1, 2008
Submitted
July 31, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
81,687 hours, 32,695 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT NR: ATN 808, DURING CRUISE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING & BELL CAME ON INTERMITTENT FOR 1-2 SECONDS. CREW ACCOMPLISHED CHECK LIST AND SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE. THE FIRE BELL STOPPED AFTER FIRE HANDLE WAS MOVED TO FULL FORWARD POSITION. THE FIRE BOTTLES WERE NOT DISCHARGED. THE CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED NR 2 FIRE WARNING SYSTEM AND FOUND LT FAN ELEMENT CONNECTOR WET, RT FIRE DETECTOR ELEMENT CONNECTOR DIRTY. MAINTENANCE CLEANED BOTH CONNECTORS, AND REPLACED LT AND RT FAN ELEMENT, AND LT AND RT FIRE DETECTOR ELEMENT. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IAW MM 26-10-1, ERH 70-1-01. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (A)

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