Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 29, 2004
Submitted
October 1, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46064
Aircraft time
86,760 hours, 35,571 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fire Loop
Part time
86,760 hours, 35,571 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO KRFD, THE NR 1 SHORT LIGHT AND NR 1 FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY THEN CAME ON STEADY, NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN. DURING ENGINE SHUTDOWN, THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUTDOWN WITH THE FIRE HANDLE. ENGINE DID NOT SHUT DOWN UNTIL FUEL SHUTOFF LEVER WAS PLACED TO OFF. THE CREW LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE SHORT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND FIRE TEST NR 1 ENGINE INOP. AN INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING. AS SOON AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE IT WILL BE PROVIDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND CHAFFED AND SHORTED WIRES IN J BOX AFT AREA UNDER T/R. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS, RAN ENGINES PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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