SDR GAIA00260A

Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
April 28, 2000
Submitted
June 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936PG
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22441
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 3
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING SCHEDULED FLIGHT 1760, FWA-MEM, ON CLIMB-OUT, ENGINE NR 3 FIRE WARNING GROUND DETECTION SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. NR 3 FIRE WARNING DETECTION WAS DEFERRED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION AT THE NEXT MAINTENANCE STATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FIRE LOOP WAS TOUCHING THE ENGINE COWL. REPOSITIONED THE FIRE LOOP, AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS FOUND TO BE GOOD. THE DMI WAS CLEARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)