Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 9, 2006
Submitted
March 10, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
84,843 hours, 35,097 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Engine time
31,557 hours, 12,840 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Part time
84,843 hours, 35,097 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

AT CRUISE FL 36.0 NR 3 ENGINE SHORT CIRCUIT LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. FIRE WARNING WOULD NOT TEST, ENGINE SHUTDOWN PER COM PROCEDURE. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO TOL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CONNECTOR FROM FORWARD SIDE OF RIGHT HAND FAN FIRE LOOP, SHORT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. REMOVED CONNECTOR FROM AFT SIDE OF RIGHT HAND FAN LOOP AND SHORT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT HAND FAN FIRE ELEMENT AND AFT CONNECTOR. NR 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING TEST AND SHORT CIRCUIT LIGHT OPS CHECK GOOD. RAN NR 3 ENGINE, SHORT LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND FIRE TEST GOOD. WORK WAS DONE PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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