SDR MALA040282

Service difficulty report · Fireshield · Bac AVRO146RJ85A

Difficulty date
March 22, 2004
Submitted
March 24, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520XJ
Make and model
Bac AVRO146RJ85A
Aircraft serial
E2345
Aircraft time
10,134 hours, 10,433 cycles
Engine
Lyc LF5071F
Part
Fireshield
Part number
216341205
Part serial
992463707662
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Nacelle
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

NR 4 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. BLEW 1ST BOTTLE, LIGHT STILL ON, BLEW 2ND BOTTLE, LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE. ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 95 KTS. NO VISIBLE INDICATION OF FIRE. INSPECTED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. CREW DID NOT SWITCH LOOPS TO VERIFY FIRE INDICATION. MX REMOVED FDAMS CARD AND FORWARDED TO AVIONICS. MAINTENANCE CHANGED NR 4 FUEL MANIFOLD. WHILE CHANGING THE NR 4 FUEL MANIFOLD MAINTENANCE FOUND LOWER HALF OF FIRESHIELD CRACKED, AND BENT AT 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. INSTALLED FIRESHIELDS P/N 2-163-412-05, S/N 992463707662.