# SDR FDEA201812013413

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 1, 2018
- Submitted: December 4, 2018
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N617FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N617FE), registered now
- Make and model: Doug MD-11F
- Registry model: [Doug MD-11F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 48748
- Aircraft time: 72,216 hours, 17,805 cycles
- System (JASC): [2612 · Fire Detection](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2612)
- Part: Fire Detector
- Part number: 2240153503
- Condition: Intermittent
- Location: Nr 3 Engine
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201812013413

## Discrepancy

PDIS 617 26-10 7503 01DEC18 EWR OPEN U LOGPAGES:2733768 "FIRE DET 3 FAIL" BLINKS INTERMITTANTLY. AT TIMES SHGN 02DEC18 19:08 EWR REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE UPPER TURB R LOOP A (DH4) FIRE DETECTOR AS REQUIRED IN REF TO AMM 26-11-03-4-1 FACT 03DEC18 06:58 EWR NR 3 ENGINE FIRE LOOP "A" OPS CHECK GOOD AND BITE TEST OF THE FIRE DETECTION CONTROL UNIT CHECKED GOOD WITH NO FAULTS FOR "A" LOOP ON NR 3 ENGINE AS PER AMM 26-11-02-5.

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