Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 6, 2012
Submitted
January 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46123
Aircraft time
88,735 hours, 33,210 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C1
Engine time
5,044 hours, 2,280 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
472450
Part serial
5023
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 3 Nacelle
Part time
6,608 hours, 2,943 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, F, A

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

What was found

NR 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING, PHASE ONES COMPLETED & ENGINE CHECKLIST, FIRED BOTTLE, LIGHT WENT OUT. OIL PRESSURE WAS POSITIVE. ACFT DIVERTED, ACFT WAS GROUNDED. INSPECTED ENGINE IAW MM 72-00-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED ENGINE FOR EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE FIRE IAW MM 72-00-00, . NO DEFECTS FOUND. R & R RT WING OTBD FIRE BOTTLE IAW MM AMMS 26-20-01. INSPECTION & TESTED A & B FIRE LOOPS NR 3 ENGINE ACCESSORIES BAY, CORE COMPT, & UNDERSIDE OF PYLON. ALL TEST WITHIN LIMITS IAW ACFT MM 26-10-0, CODE 50, ADJ/TEST. NR 3 ENGINE REQ'S RUN TO CK FOR POSSIBLE DUCT LEAKS. REPLACED EGT PIGTAIL HARNESSES TO J TECH HARNESSES. FOUND LEFT FIRE LOOP WITH LOW RESISTANCE, R & R LOOP IAW SWPM 20-62-16, OPS CHECKED SERVICEABLE IAW W/O 10588.

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