Service difficulty report · Insulator · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 6, 2005
Submitted
January 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
91,796 hours, 29,929 cycles
Part
Insulator
Condition
Broken
Location
Fire Loop
Part time
91,796 hours, 29,929 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FROM FJDG TO RJTY NR 2 ENGINE SHORT CIRCUIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, NO ASSOCIATED FIRE WARNING OR BELL. FIRE WARNING WOULD NOT TEST. CREW PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF NR 2 ENGINE. SHORT CIRCUIT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WITH ENGINE SHUTDOWN. CREW LANDED AIRCRAFT IN RJTY WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CLEANED DIRT AND CORROSION FROM BOTH ENDS OF FIRE DETECTOR LOOPS. REVERSED BOTH CONNECTORS. ALSO FOUND BROKEN CLIP INSULATOR. REPLACED INSULATOR SYSTEM AND THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS, AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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