Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
September 28, 2018
Submitted
November 2, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46938
Aircraft time
103,120 hours, 35,068 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
385101
Part serial
AQ0218
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, F

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

What was found

AT FL290, DURING DESCENT, RECEIVED A NR 2 ENGINE FIRE ALERT, LOOP A, LOOP B MEL FROM PREVIOUS FLIGHT. RAN QRH, NO OPTION BUT TO SHUTDOWN THE NR 2 ENGINE FOR FIRE ALERT. DISCHARGED THE FIRE BOTTLE. RECIEVED A SECOND FIRE ALERT DURING DESCENT MOMENTARLY, THEN EXTINGUISHED. INSPECTED THE NR 2 ENGINE AND NO SIGNS OF FIRE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE PYLON FIRE DETECTOR IAW MM 26-11-02-4. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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