Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
September 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N867BX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46049
Part
Wire
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 4 Pylon
Stage of operation
AP
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

DURING APPROACH, THE NUMBER FOUR ENGINE FIRE WARNING SOUNDED. THE CREW SECURED THE ENGINE, FIRE WARNING EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE, NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE WAS NOTED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN INTENSIFIED INSPECTION OF THE WARNING SYSTEM WIRING WITH DISCREPANCIES NOTED IN THE PYLON AREA. THE WIRING WAS REPLACED BETWEEN THE AMPLIFIER AND PYLON DISCONNECT. MAINTENANCE TESTED THE SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS MAINTENANCE MANUAL WITH NORMAL OPERATION.

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