Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 8, 2006
Submitted
July 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49813
Aircraft time
46,682 hours, 36,348 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
18,430 hours, 9,049 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE FROM ATL, CREW HAD RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING SOUND. RIGHT ENGINE B FIRE LOOP WAS ALREADY ON MCO. CREW PULLED FIRE HANDLE AND DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. FLIGHT RETURNED TO ATL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ATL MTC FOUND THE CONNECTOR SHORTED FOR THE A LOOP AND THE B LOOP BAD. REPAIRED THE CONNECTOR AND REPLACED THE LOOP, ALL INDICATIONS NOW NORMAL.

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