Service difficulty report · Sensing Element · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 13, 2005
Submitted
January 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
94,344 hours, 30,466 cycles
Part
Sensing Element
Part number
878464
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Part time
94,344 hours, 30,466 cycles
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

DURING CRUISE FROM KTOL THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL CAME ON FOR THE NR 4 ENGINE. NO OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NOTED. CREW RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO KTOL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN INSPECTION IS ON GOING. AS SOON AS THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IT WILL BE PROVIDED. MAINTENANCE OHM CHECKED FIRE WARNING SYSTEM, FINDING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED 5 FIRE SENSING ELEMENTS, CHECKED BLEED LINES FOR LEAKS WITH NONE NOTED. RAN AIRCRAFT TO POWER AND FIRE WARNING CHECKED GOOD PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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