Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 5, 2013
Submitted
February 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48491
Aircraft time
68,897 hours, 13,539 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Engine Fire
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

PRIOR TO TOP OF DESENT, RECEIVED LVL 1 "FIRE DET 1 FAIL",SHORTLY THEREAFTER, RECEIVED LVL 3 "ENG 1 FIRE". INTERMITTENTLY SHUTDOWN ENGINE IAW QRH LANDED VHHH 25R. *DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES* INTERROGATED CFDS FDCU-1 CURRENT FAULTS SHOWN "LOOP B FAULT" AND "LOOP A FAULT". "FIRE DET 1 FAIL" ALERT ON ENG PAGE AND "FIRE DET 1 FAIL" ON STATUS PAGE. PERFORMED ENGINE POST - WINDMILLING INSPECTION PER AMM 72-00-05-06-1 AND ENGINE WITH COWLING CLOSED/OPEN INSPECTION PER AMM 72-00-01-6-1,ALL BLEED PRESSURE DUCTS CHECKED NORMAL, CLOSED NR 1 ENGINE COWLING PER AMM 71-10-00-2, NR 1 ENGINE RAN PER JRH, ALL PARAMETERS READ NORMAL, ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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