Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 18, 2008
Submitted
August 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
100,185 hours, 32,332 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
CL
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 842/KTOL TO KPHL. DURING CLIMB FROM KTOL THE NR 4 FIRE WARNING CAME ON. THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST AND DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. THE ACFT LANDED AT KPHL WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED NR 4 ENGINE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM AND FOUND HIGH RESISTANCE AT PIN F, UPPER PYLON SOCKET PLUGS DISTORTED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED PYLON FIRE DETECTOR ELEMENT, SOCKET PLUG, FIRE DETECTOR CONTROL UNIT AND BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IAW MM 26-10-0, 26-10-1 AND 26-10-2. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (A)

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