Service difficulty report · Module · Boeing 7372L9

Difficulty date
August 24, 2002
Submitted
September 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N271FL
Make and model
Boeing 7372L9
Aircraft serial
22734
Aircraft time
51,287 hours, 31,543 cycles
Part
Module
Part number
655280915
Part serial
M00570
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURNBACK. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. FIRE WARNING WENT OUT WHEN THRUST REDUCED, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. WHEN MORE THRUST ADDED, FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED AGAIN. REDUCED THRUST TO IDLE THROUGHOUT LANDING, NO FURTHER FIRE WARNING. RAN ENGINE AT IDLE AND AT TAKEOFF POWER. INSPECTED ENGINE FOR LEAKS, NONE NOTED. DETERMINED WHEN SWITCH WAS PLACED IN FIRE FROM NORMAL, ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND TESTED OKAY. UPON ARRIVAL IN DEN, REPLACED FIRE CONTROL MODULE AND CHECKED OKAY. REMOVED PLACARD.

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