Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 13, 2000
Submitted
August 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N941DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49814
Aircraft time
31,540 hours, 25,518 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
23,041 hours, 18,355 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
8981501
Part serial
88479EK5829EL
Condition
False Indication
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, E

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

What was found

RT ENGINE FIRE INDICATION INFLT. CREW FOLLOWED POM PROCEDURES, LIGHT STILL ON. CREW BLEW BOTH BOTTLES, LIGHT STILL ON. CREW SHUT ENGINE DOWN. FOUND BAD CONNECTION ON UPPER BURN THRU BARRIER FOR LOOP B. REPLACED UPPER BURN THROUGH BARRIER LOOPS AND LOWER ENGINE FIRE LOOPS. REPLACED FIRE BOTTLES.

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