Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 20, 2012
Submitted
July 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48401
Aircraft time
67,448 hours, 16,211 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
2240153503
Part serial
D78869
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

NR 1 FIRE INDICATION WITH BELL AT MAX POWER DURING TAKE OFF. INITIATED REJECTION AT 120KIAS. SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND FIRED AGENT BOTTLE. FIRE INDICATION QUIT AFTER THROTTLES RETARDED TO IDLE. R & R A & B UPPER TURB LOOPS AND RAIL ASSY IAW MM. REF 26-11-03-4, IAW FDCU1 ADJ/TEST IAW MM REF 26-11-02-5 AND CLEARED A LOOP FAULT. FDCU1 STILL SHOWS 'UP RT FIRE DET ASSY B'. T/S IAW FIM 26-11 AND VERIFIED RESISTANCE, FIG 103, SH2 AT 1450 OHMS BETWEEN PINS J & K, ALSO CONTINUITY BTWEEN J & K TO GROUND. CONTINUED SHAKE AND FOUND A PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED WIRE HARNESS SHOWING ERRATIC 'B' LOOP CONTINUITY. READING DURING SHAKE. PERFORMED RTS ON FDCU1 ALL TESTS GOOD ON LOOP A.

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