Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
March 31, 2002
Submitted
April 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48480
Aircraft time
40,531 hours, 5,494 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4460
Engine time
17,668 hours, 2,222 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
17,668 hours, 2,222 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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 FL330 NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING SOUNDED. PULLED T-HANDLE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO CLT. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE FOUND. FOUND CHAFED IDG FEEDER CABLE ONTO FIRE LOOP WHICH ARCED AND DAMAGED FIRE DETECTOR CONTROL UNIT. REPLACED FDCU, LOOP, AND FEEDER HARNESS.

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