Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
May 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307WA
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23440
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL 330 NR 1 ENG OVHT LT CAME ON, REDUCED PWR SLIGHTLY LT WENT OUT. LT CAME ON SEVERAL MINS LATER THEN FAULT LT CAME ON, OVHT LT STAYED ON, SO SHUT DWN ENG FIRE LT AND BELL CAME ON, FIRED EXT LT STAYED ON FIRED 2ND BOTTLE. LANDED LAS, FIRE TRKS SAW NO IND OF SMOKE OR FIRE. REPLACED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES, INSPECTED ENG FOR CRACKED OR BLOWN DUCTS, NONE FOUND. PRESS PNEU SYS CHECKED FOR LKS, NONE FOUND. FOUND CORE COWL FIRE LP BAD AND REPLACED CORE COWL FIRE WARN LP, TEST OK.