SDR MTNA20044

Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Fokker F27MK500

Difficulty date
April 27, 2004
Submitted
April 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721FE
Make and model
Fokker F27MK500
Aircraft serial
10460
Aircraft time
50,590 hours, 72,266 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
D1384N
Condition
Open
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

AFTER TOUCHING DOWN IN IND FLIGHT 7201 BNA-IND THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED.THE CREW TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED THE ON GROUND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND DECLARED AND EMERGENCY WIHT ATC.NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE WAS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A DEFECTIVE SECTION OF THE FIRE LOOP. THE SECTION WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH ONE FIRE BOTTLE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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