Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
November 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N61CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46142
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON SHORT FINAL INBOUND EDDF FROM KWI, THE NUMBER 4 ENGINE FIRE BELL SOUNDED AND THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAPTAIN RESET MASTER FIRE WARNING SWITCH WHICH SILENCED THE BELL. THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR 3 TO 4 SECONDS AND EXTINGUSHED. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE FIRE WARNING WIRING AND FOUND A CHAFED WIRE ON THE UPPER LOOP CONTACTING A PNEUMATIC BLEED DUCT. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED IAW DAC M/M CHAPTER 20. SYSTEM PASSED A SUCCESSFUL GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW DAC M/M 26-10-1.

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