Service difficulty report · Relay · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 29, 2005
Submitted
February 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
94,435 hours, 30,500 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
92274473
Condition
Defective
Location
Fire Warning
Part time
94,435 hours, 30,500 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

NR 4 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL CAME ON DURING CLIMB AT 36,000 FT. CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE, HAD NO OTHER INDICATION. ENGINE SHORT CIRCUIT LIGHT WOULD NOT TEST. CREW CONTINUED TO HAVE GOOD OIL PRESSURE ON ENGINE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED O/B FIRE BOTTLE. CHECKED ALL ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR ELEMENTS AND FIRE WARNING CONNECTORS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE FIRE CONTROL RELAY AND SYSTEMS CHECK IS NORMAL PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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