Service difficulty report · Connector · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
June 14, 2017
Submitted
June 14, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N800FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
336
Aircraft time
36,670 hours, 39,125 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Fire Loop
Part time
2,509 hours, 1,500 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ANNUNCIATED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE WARNING EXTINGUISHED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NR 5 ENGINE FIRE LOOP CONNECTOR ON THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND CLEANED. THE SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.