Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
July 18, 2008
Submitted
August 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45811
Aircraft time
89,014 hours, 38,110 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

FLT NR: ATN 807/KBRI TO KMSP. DURING CRUISE FROM KBFI THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL CAME ON. THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE BELL STOPPED RINGING. THE CREW SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE SYSTEM AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN, AFTER AN ADDITIONAL HOUR OF FLT TIME THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BELL SOUNDED, THE CREW DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM AND FOUND A WET ELEMENT CONNECTOR, MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND DRIED CONNECTOR AND REPLACED BOTH BOTTLES. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IAW W/D 26-01-01, MM 26-21-09. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (A)

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