SDR MTNA200113

Service difficulty report · Wire · Fokker F27MK500

Difficulty date
December 7, 2001
Submitted
December 10, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N719FE
Make and model
Fokker F27MK500
Aircraft serial
10467
Aircraft time
49,105 hours, 70,827 cycles
Part
Wire
Part number
D237060
Condition
Shorted
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT FROM MEM TO SDF, THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE INDICATION ILLUMINATED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO MEM. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FOUND TWO BAD FIRE WIRES. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED TWO EACH FIRE WIRES. THE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD IAW THE FOKKER MAINTENANCE MANUAL.

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