Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 24, 2010
Submitted
November 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N277MJ
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
277
Aircraft time
38,484 hours, 43,989 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE DETECT FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST BUT THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. CREW DID A PRE-CAUTIONARY AIR RETURN. UPON ARRIVAL AT GATE AND THE LEFT ENGINE SHUTDOWN THE FIRE HANDLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A RISE IN ITT. THE CAPTAIN DECIDED TO BLOW THE FIRE SUPPRESSION BOTTLE, ORDERED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY CALLED FOR EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL. BOTH GALLEY AND WINDOW EXITS WERE UTILIZED. THERE ARE NO INJURIES OR COMPLICATIONS REPORTED. FOUND CHAFED FIRE LOOP, CHANGED FIRE LOOP, AND FIRE BOTTLE. FERRIED TO IAD FOR REPLACEMENT OF RESISTOR BOX.