Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 18, 2010
Submitted
August 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
91,644 hours, 25,589 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C1
Engine time
39,905 hours, 12,605 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
8782382
Condition
Shorted
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, F

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

What was found

ENGINE FIRE NR 4 COMPLETED ENGINE FIRE CHECK LIST. ENGINE WINDMILL 30 MIN IAW CREW VERBAL, OIL PRESSURE POSITIVE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ACFT WAS GROUNDED. T/S AND FOUND LT & RT CORE UPPER CONNECTOR HAS 1800 OHM SHORT TO GROUND R & R CONNECTORS (PN 878238-02) IAW AMMS 26-10-01 ALSO FOUND NR4 ENGINE FIRE HANDLE BULB SOCKET BROKEN. R & R HANDLE ASSY IAW WDMS 26-1-1. REPLACED INBD & OTBD RT ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES. OPS CK OF NR4 FIRE DETECT SYST GOOD IAW AMM 26-10-01, PN CPC3637.

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