Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
April 17, 2008
Submitted
April 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
89,323 hours, 24,462 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FLIGHT 445, NR 2 FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ADHERED TO THE ENGINE FIRE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FIRE LIGHT STILL REMAIN ILLUMINATED. FOUND OIL IN CONNECTOR FIRELOOP AT FAN SECTION RT. CLEANED LA 26195. FOUND INDICATION ONLY NO OTHER CAUSE, FIRELOOP SYSTEM CKD NORMAL IAW MM 26-10-0. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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