Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
September 27, 2018
Submitted
October 2, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N748FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
633
Aircraft time
40,817 hours, 16,155 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
273902
Part serial
689
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT FROM KMEM, ENG 1 LOOP B FAULTED. PER FLT CREW THE ENG 1 B LOOP FAULT LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES THEN WOULD FAULT AND GO OUT AGAIN. THEN FAULTED AND STAYED FAULTED. THE LOOP TESTED GOOD ON THE GROUND AND WOULD NOT FAULT. PERFORMED VISUAL CHECK OF ALL NR 1 ENGINE B FIRE LOOPS. SHOOK ALL WIRE HARNESSES FOR FIRE LOOPS CHECKED CONNECTIONS. NO FAULTS NOTED INTERMITTENT OR LATCHED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FIRE DETECTION CONTROL UNIT. REF AMM 26-12-11-04. PERFORMED 5 FIRE LOOP TESTS ON NR 1 ENGINE. OPS TESTS GOOD AT THIS TIME.

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