Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 16, 2013
Submitted
June 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48602
Aircraft time
66,908 hours, 15,242 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
224W9926501
Part serial
51563
Condition
False Activation
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
CR
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

LEVEL 1, FIRE DETECTION 1 FAIL APPROX 5 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FOLLOWED BY INTERMITTENT ENGINE 1 FIRE WARNING (ENGINE OPERATING INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL). ALL INDICATIONS STOPPED UNTIL FINAL APPROACH, AT WHICH TIME HAD INTERMITTENT LEVEL 1, FIRE DETECT 1, FAIL. R & R FIRE DETECTOR HARNESS, LOOP A, ON ENG 1 REF AMM 71-50-04-4-1. BITE TESTED GOOD. GEARBOX LOOP A(DH6) AND UPPER TURB R LOOP A (DH4)REF ESM 71-00-02. RAN ENG IAW JRH TO 83 PERCENT. NO FAULTS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.

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