Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
June 20, 2017
Submitted
June 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27122
Aircraft time
54,961 hours, 24,926 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Fire Loop
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

WHILE ADVANCING THROTTLES FOR INITIAL TAXI AT APPROXIMATELY 40% N1, A MOMENTARY FIRE BELL AND FIRE WARNING MASTER WARNING. ALL INDICATIONS EXTINGUISHED IMMEDIATELY ON THROTTLE REDUCTION AND WERE NO OTHER ENGINE INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS SUPPORTING A FIRE. TROUBLESHOT THE NR 1 ENGINE IAW FIM FAULT TREE, OPENED COWLING AND CHECKED FOR LOOSE FIRE LOOPS OR CRACKED DUCTS. NO DUCT CRACKED, FOUND 2 LOOSE CONNECTIONS ON THE FIRE LOOP. TIGHTEND IAW AMM 26-11-01-4, REV. REPLACED AFOLTS CARD NUMBER 1 IAW AMM: 26-10-01-4. FIRE WARNING TEST WAS SATISFACTORY. PERFORMED HIGH POWER RUN-UP TO 51% N1 AND 76% N3 WENT MULTIPLE TIMES FROM IDLE TO ABOVE N1 40% AND N1 50% ONE TIME, KEPT STABLE FOR 3 MINUTES AT 47% N1 NO FAULTS OCCURED. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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