SDR Q2SA754009

Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 747228F

Difficulty date
December 11, 2010
Submitted
December 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754SA
Make and model
Boeing 747228F
Aircraft serial
21576
Aircraft time
119,523 hours, 23,547 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Engine time
82,061 hours, 16,378 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
D59221
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr1 Eng Loop
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING INITIAL CLIMB, THE FIRE ENGINE WARNING BELL FOR NR1 ENGINE SOUNDED BRIEFLY. AT THAT TIME THE CREW PERFORMED AN INSTRUMENT SCAN AND FOUND THE ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. APPROX 10 SECONDS LATER, THE NACELLE TEMP WENT FULL SCALE AND THE FIRE BELL SOUNDED CONTINUOUSLY. THE "B" LOOP INDICATED OVERHEAT/FIRE AND THE "A" LOOP WAS ON DEFERRAL. REPLACED THE "A" LOOP CONNECTOR AND THE ASSOCIATED WIRING DUE TO MECHANICAL DAMAGE; REPAIRED "B" LOOP WIRING IN THE SAME AREA, REF AMM 20-13-15 AND AMM 26-11-02, OPS CHECK NORMAL.