Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 21, 2016
Submitted
July 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N623FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48794
Aircraft time
51,099 hours, 12,794 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
2215561507
Part serial
0011
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

ENGINE FIRE NR 3 INDICATION AT 10K'. COMPLIED WITH QRH, RETURNED TO LAND. T/S AND CHECKED ALL 6 ENGINE LOOPS WITH THEM DISCONNECTED AT RESPONDERS. FOUND LT CORE LOOPS CLOSEST TO THE RESISTANCE LIMIT IS THE TSM. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT CORE LOOP ASSY, A & B REF AMM 26-11-02-5 AND THEN FOUND TWO ISOLATORS BAD ON THE PYLON LOOPS, WERE TOUCHING METAL CLAMPS. REMOVED AND REPLACED ISOLATORS, ALSO FOUND TWO AIR DUCTS ON THE LT SIDE WITH TIN FOIL MISSING, TIGHTENED THE CLAMPS AND RE-FOILED REF AMM 26-11-03-4-2. OPS CK ENGINE FIRE LOOPS WAS GOOD. COMPLETED A HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN FOR 10 MINUTES AT PART POWER AND TAKEOFF WITH NO FIRE INDICATIONS OR FAULTS REF JRH.

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