Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
July 10, 2017
Submitted
July 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N800FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
336
Aircraft time
36,732 hours, 36,156 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
51226051
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 2 Nacelle
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE ON APPROACH, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ANNUNCIATED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, BUT TOOK NO FURTHER ACTIONS UNTIL LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LADED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, THE FIRE WARNING EXTINGUISHED. AS A PRECAUTION, THE CREW RAN THE QRH ON GROUND ENGINE FIRE CHECKLIST AND SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS INSPECTED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE GATE VIA THE NR 1 ENGINE. THE FIRE LOOP WAS REPLACED, THE SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.