Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 17, 2012
Submitted
May 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48576
Engine
Pwa PW4460
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT APPROX 10 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NR 2 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION AND DIVERTED. 1 FIRE BOTTLE WAS BLOWN AND THE INDICATION WENT AWAY. DISCOVERED THE FAULT TO BE WITH IN THE NR 2 FDCU AND REPLACED IT IAW THE AMM. THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS REPLACED AND A WIND MILL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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