Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 22, 2018
Submitted
March 22, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48486
Aircraft time
63,752 hours, 14,651 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
2215561503
Condition
False Activation
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEVEL 1 FIRE DETECTOR 1 FAIL ALERT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY FOR NEARLY THE ENTIRE FLIGHT, BEGINNING PASSING APPROX FL280 ON INITIAL CLIMB AND RECEIVED AN AURAL NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ON SHORT FINAL. NO FIRE LIGHTS NOTED. VERIFIED WIRING FROM FDCU P1-1690A AND P1-1690B TO R5-817 AND R5-237 IN CAC. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT THRUST REVERSER LOWER FIRE DETECTOR ASSY IAW MM 26-11-03-4-2, NR 1 ENGINE B LOOP OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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