Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 6, 2022
Submitted
December 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
772
Aircraft time
35,418 hours, 20,073 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
2240153507
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE FROM MEM, PASSING 13,000, NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. ACCOMPLISHED RED ECAMS SHUTTING NR2 ENGINE DOWN. ABNORMAL GREEN & YELLOW HYD INDICATIONS. AFTER BOTH FIRE BOTTLES FIRED, CONTINUED TO HAVE NR 2 FIRE WARNING. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO MEM. AFTER LANDING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT VERIFIED THERE WAS NOT A FIRE DESPITE INDICATIONS IN COCKPIT . CONNECTED TEST BOX TO AIRFRAME SIDE OF CONNECTOR VC4967. WITH CORRECT TOTAL LOOP RESISTANCE SELECTED, LOOP A LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. CHECKED LOOP A RESISTANCE FROM VC4967 AND FOUND 1488 OHMS. CHECKED LOOP A FOR GROUND AND FOUND A SHORT TO GROUND ON UPPER TURBINE RT LOOP A. R & R NR 2 ENG RT UPPER TURBINE FIRE LOOP A IAW MM 26-12-12-04-02. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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