Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
April 15, 2000
Submitted
April 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N297WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
22534
Aircraft time
57,141 hours, 39,053 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Engine time
53,054 hours, 38,209 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
53,054 hours, 38,209 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

AT 15,000 FT WITH B LOOP SELECTED FOR NR 3 ENGINE FIRE DETECTION SYS, NR 2 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BELL. ABNORMAL POM C/W AND NR 2 ENG SHUTDOWN. FIRE LIGHT NEVER WENT OUT AND BELL INTERMITTENT. FOUND DETECTOR LOOP NR M447 BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOOP, RAN ENG AT T/O AND PART POWER. LOOP AND ENG RUN, CHECK NORMAL. LOOP (S/N 3386) OFF, (P/N 264101400).