Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 29, 2011
Submitted
October 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48499
Aircraft time
68,458 hours, 14,641 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Out Of Position
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEVEL 1 "FIRE DET 3 FAIL" ILLUMINATED 5:30 INTO FLIGHT, AT FIRST ALERT WAS INTERMITTENT FOR 15 MINUTES THEN REMAINED STEADY FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. ACCESSED FDCU 3 THROUGH CFDS SHOWED UPPER RT LOOP B FAULT. ADJUSTED ROUTING OF LOOP, RESECURED RESPONDER. PERFORMED R-T-S PASSED. NORMAL OPS IAW MM 26-11-03-4. OK FOR SERVICE. FINAL CLOSED.

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