Service difficulty report · Warning System · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
February 1, 2002
Submitted
February 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48476
Aircraft time
44,799 hours, 5,654 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4460
Engine time
32,828 hours, 4,148 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Indication
Location
Cockpit
Part time
32,828 hours, 4,148 cycles
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

NUMBER 3 ENGINE (RIGHT) FIRE INDICATION. FOLLOWED PROCEDURE. BOTH BOTTLES FIRED WITH LIGHT REMAINING ON. DIVERT TO KBOS. EXTERNAL INSPECTION SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE ON THE GROUND, INSPECTED ENG AND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. HARD FAULT NUMBER 3 ENG FIRE DETECTOR T/S PER FIM FAULTED FDCU INTERNAL FAULT AND LOOP A FAULT. INSPECTED ALL LOOPS AND HARNESSES NTF RESISTANCE FROM FDCU OKAY, OHMED AT ALL LOOPS RESISTANCE WITHIN LIMITS. REPLACED FDCU OPS NORM, RTS GOOD VERIFIED IN NR 2 SPOT ITEM FOLLOWED REINSTALLED ORIG, ALL NOW TEST NORM.

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