Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 17, 2013
Submitted
July 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48481
Aircraft time
71,293 hours, 15,028 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
895008003
Part serial
6D5991
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 3 Nacelle
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, F, A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE, RECEIVED A LEVEL 3 "ENG 3 FIRE" ALERT. APPEARED FOR APPROX 30 SECONDS THEN WENT OUT, THEN ONE MINUTE LATER RETURNED. SHUTDOWN ENGINE IAW QRH. FIRE WARNING CAME ON THREE MORE TIMES. FIRED SECOND BOTTLE, DECLARED EMERGENCY. R & R BOTH LOOPS A & B WIRE HARNESSES ON NR 3 ENG REF AMM 71-50-04-4-1. NR 3 ENG FIRE DETECTION SYS OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW AMM 26-11-02-5.

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