Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 6, 2019
Submitted
January 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48505
Aircraft time
85,319 hours, 19,626 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
False Indication
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

LVL 3 ENG 3 FIRE ALERT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMBOUT, PASSING FL220. C/W QRH. EMERGENCY DECLARED. NR 3 ENGINE FAN & REVERSER COWLS, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR OVERHEAT, INSPECTED LOOP`S. WHEN CREW PULLED BACK THROTTLE, FIRE ALERT WENT AWAY & SHUTDOWN ENG INFLT, FIRED FIRE BOTTLE AFTER BLOCK IN. FAILED UPPER LT FIRE DET ASSY LOOP A, FOUND IN NR 3 ENG, LT UPPER TURBINE RAIL FIRE LOOP RAIL ASSY BROKEN, BOTH LOOPS BENT 90 DEGREES AT RAIL BREAK, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LH UPPER TURBINE FIRE DETECTOR ON NR 3 ENG IAW MM 26-11-03-4-1 & PERFORMED FDCU BITE CHEACK IAW MM 26-11-02-5-0. ALL TESTS PASSED, NO CURRENT FAULTS FOUND.

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