Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 19, 2010
Submitted
December 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
102,029 hours, 33,497 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Fire Detector
Part time
102,029 hours, 33,497 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING AND BELL FLICKERED MOMENTARILY AT 410, SAT -50, TAT -21, MANIFOLD PRESSURE 32, MANIFOLD AIR TEP 150. THE CREW TESTED FIRE WARNING AND SHORT CIRCUIT WERE NORMAL CONDITION, REMAINED NORMAL REST OF FLIGHT. THEY LANDED IN KSJC WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND RT PYLON TOP LOOP GROUND STUD LOOSE AND LT FWD LOOP AFT CONNECTOR LOOSE, THEY TIGHTENED BOTH CONNECTION. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 26-00 70 SERIES, GMM 3.124. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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