Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 727221

Difficulty date
July 24, 2000
Submitted
August 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N367PA
Make and model
Boeing 727221
Aircraft serial
22539
Engine
Pwa JT8D17R
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
106087713
Part serial
58624
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Part time
27,185 hours, 14,986 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

YYZ - ON CLIMB-OUT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE FIRE BELL AND LIGHT OPERATED INDICATING AN ENGINE FIRE. THE NR 3 ENGINE FIRE HANDLE WAS LIGHTED. THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST WAS COMPLETED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO YYZ WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO FIRE WAS VISIBLE BY THE GROUND CREW. THE NR 3 ENGINE FIRE DETECTION ELEMENT AND FORWARD CONNECTOR WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. ENGINE RUNS WERE PERFORMED AND ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD IAW MM 26-10-0. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. CONNECTOR PART NUMBER FRFE1253SOX. (X)