Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 31, 2008
Submitted
August 8, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Part
Connector
Part number
899827
Part serial
26014DG
Condition
Loose
Location
Fire Loop
Part time
351 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

WHEN REDUCING THRUST FOR DESCENT, NR 1 FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED. RAN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. TROUBLESHOT FIRE WARNING SYS PER MM 26-10-0. FOUND FAN CASE FIRE LOOP CONNECTOR BKSHL LOOSE AND GNDING. SECURED AND CLEANED ALL CONNECTIONS. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. FLIGHT 803. (S)

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