Service difficulty report · Detector · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 20, 2009
Submitted
February 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
82,120 hours, 32,902 cycles
Part
Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 400
Part time
82,120 hours, 32,902 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FROM KLAX, NR 4 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE CREW PERFORMED COM EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, THE CREW DISCHARGED NUMBER ONE FIRE BOTTLE, AFTER TWO MINUTES FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND DISCHARGED NR 2 FIRE BOTTLE. THE CREW SHUT NR 4 ENGINE DOWN. THE CREW LANDED IN KICT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT FAN DETECTOR, LEFT AND RIGHT CORE, AND FIRE DETECTOR CONTROL UNIT. REPLACED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IAW MM 26-10-2, MM 26-11-16, 20-50-0, FCD 7-18-08, ERH 70.01, MM 26-11-07, AND GMM 3.124. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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