Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 7372Y5

Difficulty date
May 21, 2002
Submitted
May 24, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118RW
Make and model
Boeing 7372Y5
Aircraft serial
23040
Aircraft time
59,626 hours, 28,948 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
655280915
Part serial
D00189
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

UPON ARRIVAL AT GATE, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE FIRE BELL SOUNDED AND THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE HANDLE WAS ILLUMINATED. PULLED NR 1 FIRE HANDLE AND DISCHARGED THE LEFT BOTTLE INTO THE NR 1 ENGINE. INSPECTED NR 1 ENGINE FOR EVIDENCE OF FIRE, NONE FOUND. INSPECTED FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR DEFECTS PER MM 26-11-0. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED FIRE LOOP. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED FIRE DETECTION UNIT, FIRE CONTROL MODULE AND NR 1 ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE, RAN ENGINE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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