Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 2, 2010
Submitted
December 3, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
88,626 hours, 32,334 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Fire Detector
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

CLIMBING OUT OF 2000 FT AFE ENG NR 4 FIRE INDICATION. COMPLETED PHASE I'S AND ENG FIRE CHECKLIST FIRED BOTH BOTTLES. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIR TURN, ACFT WAS GROUNDED. INSPECTED NR4 ENGINE AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE IAW MM71-00-00. R & R NR3 AND NR4 FIRE BOTTLES IAW MMS 26-20-01. FOUND LT FAN FWD ELEMENT CONNECTOR INSULATION MISSING, WIRE CONNECTOR WITH BROKEN STRANDS, & RT FAN ELEMENT AFT CONNECTOR WITH CRACKED INSULATION & CORROSION. R & R ELEMENTS PN 898463,898464 AND CONNECTOR PN 878239-02.

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