Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 23, 2009
Submitted
February 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N996DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53363
Aircraft time
46,173 hours, 34,199 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
50,896 hours, 39,749 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
87823802
Part serial
718134
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 2 Nacelle
Part time
50,896 hours, 39,749 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

RT ENG "A" FIRE LOOP INTERMITTENT FAULT IN FLIGHT. FLT CREW MCO AND PLACARD APPLIED PER MEL 26-00-01A. SELECTED "B" LOOP PER MEL. DURING HI SPEED TURN OFF RECEIVED RT ENG FIRE WARNING. PULLED FIRE HANDLE AND SELECTED RT ENG "BOTH" FIRE LOOPS AND MSG EXTINGUISHED WITH LOOP "B" FAULTED. CONFIRMED WITH TOWER NO SMOKE FROM RT ENG. FOUND LOWER ENG LOOP ASSY B LOOP CONNECTOR P1-828 SHORTED AND REPLACED SAME. REPLACED B LOOP CONNECTOR P1-829 AS PRECAUTIONARY MTC. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE A LOOP FAULT. REPLACED LOWER A B LOOP ASSY AND FIRE DETECTION AMP AS PRECAUTION. ALL SYSTEMS CHECK NORMAL.

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