Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 23, 2010
Submitted
September 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
102,776 hours, 33,490 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 400
Part time
102,776 hours, 33,490 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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What was found

DURING CRUISE, NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAME ON AT FL270 SAT -52. THE CREW SHUTDOWN THE NR 2 ENGINE, WHILE PASSING THROUGH 14,000 FT THE ACFT WAS EXPERIENCING SOME TURBULANCE AND NR 2 FIRE WARNING AND SHORT CIRCUIT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. CREW DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. WHILE PASSING THROUGH 10,000 FT FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. THEY LANDED, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX REPLACED THE LT AND RT FAN FIRE LOOPS, LT AND RT CORE FIRE LOOPS, UPPER HOT SECTION FIRE LOOPS AND BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 26-10-1, 26-20-1,ERH 70.01. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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