Service difficulty report · Detection Sys · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 27, 2017
Submitted
December 28, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
728
Aircraft time
33,037 hours, 17,742 cycles
Part
Detection Sys
Part number
901285
Part serial
126
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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

NR 1 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION. SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE, PULLED FIRE HANDLE, DISCHARGED THE FIRE AGENT 1. FIRE INDICATION WENT AWAY AFTER AGENT DISCHARGED. FOIL WRAPPED TWO COUPLING DUCTS FOR LTP DUCT THAT HAD FOIL BLOWN OUT. RAN THE NR 1 ENGINE IAW JRH, TESTED NR 1 ENGINE FIRE LOOP TEST NO FAULTS, RAN THE NR 1 ENGINE TO 80%, FOR 5 MINUTES, THEN IDLE, 70% FOR 5 MINUTES, THEN BACK TO IDLE, 50% FOR 10 MINUTES AND BACK TO IDLE, NO FAULTS, AND ALL FOIL ON CONNECTIONS CHECKED GOOD. OHMED OUT BOTH FIRE LOOPS A AND B FOR NR 1 ENGINE, IAW TSM 26-12-00, FIG 108, ALL LOOPS OHM GOOD. CHECKED WIRING FROM FDCU TO ENGINE FIRE LOOPS, NO OPENS. CHANGING OUT THE NR 1 ENGINE FDCU AS A PERCAUTION IAW AMM 26-12-11-04. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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