Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 22, 2008
Submitted
March 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46002
Aircraft time
90,206 hours, 28,111 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
4172448
Part serial
5026
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
Part time
1,802 hours, 693 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT NR 403, NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING FLASHED A COUPLE OF TIMES DURING FINAL APPROACH LOOP A HANDLE AND MASTER LIGHTS. DEFERRED PER MEL 26-2-3 A-LOOP DMI NR 31485 PLACARD INSTALLED CAT C B-LOOP OPS CK GOOD SP C/W 26-2. T/S SYS IAW MMS 26-10-0. REMOVED AND REPLACED 1 DETECTOR NR 1 ENG IAW MMS 26-10-1 RAN NR 1 ENG PER JRH. SYS TESTS GOOD. THIS ACTION CLEARS MDDR NR 31485 PLACARDS. REMOVED AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED, SEE PART 1-5 SDR NUMBER DHLA200800008 AND 0030-0034.

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