Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 8, 2014
Submitted
April 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48471
Aircraft time
70,351 hours, 15,500 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
80380303
Part serial
598
Condition
Failed
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, D

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT RECEIVED LVL 1, FIRE DET 2 FAIL. AFTER STOPPING ACFT, RAN A FIRE TEST & THEN RECEIVED LVL 3, ENG 2 FIRE, ALERT. RAN QRH PROCEDURES, FOR ENG FIRE SEVERE DAMAGE CHECKLIST. FIRED FIRST BOTTLE & ALERT REMAINED ON, AFTER 30 SEC STILL HAD FIRE ALERT ON. FIRED SECOND BOTTLE AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES ALERT WENT OUT, BOTH FIRE DET 2 FAIL & ENG 2 FIRE RETURN TO GATE. R & R NR 2 FDCU IAW AMM 26-11-02-4, FDCU CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 26-11-02-5. R & R NR 2 LT & RT FIREX BOTTLE IAW MM 26-21-01-4. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE, OK TO CONTINUE. INSTALLED 4 EA NEW FIREX DISCHARGE CARTRIDGES IAW AMM 26-21-05. RAN ENG JRH, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD NO FIRE WARN INDICATION. OK FOR SERVICE

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