Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Dhav DHC8*

Difficulty date
December 5, 2001
Submitted
January 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402QX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8*
Aircraft serial
4032
Aircraft time
1,184 hours, 1,394 cycles
Engine time
1,184 hours, 1,394 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
10109601
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
1,349 hours, 1,622 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, F

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

What was found

PDX - ON APPROACH TO PDX IN IMC FIRE BELL AND NR 1 ENGINE T-HANDLE ILLUM. PROCEEDED WITH IAC UPON SECURING NR 1 ENGINE T-HANDLE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ABOUT 1 MINUTE AFTER SECURING NR 1 ENGINE, NR 1 T-HANDLE INDICATION AND FIRE BELL RE-ILLUMINATED. FIRED EXTINGUISHERS, T-HANDLE INDICATION EXTINGUISHED WITH 2ND FIRE BOTTLE. REQUESTED CFR, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, NO INDICATION OF FIRE FOUND UPON INSPECTION. REPLACED PEC, FIRE LOOP, FIRE BOTTLES, FADEC, CVR, FDR, GENERATOR,VALVES, CARTRIDGE, AND RESTRICTOR. CHECKED GOOD. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE FINAL FIX WAS DETERMINED TO BE BAD PEC FIRE LOOP. FIRE LOOP TRIPED AT 160 DEG F INSTEAD OF 300 DEG F.