SDR SCNA95306

Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 7272A1

Difficulty date
December 31, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N287SC
Make and model
Boeing 7272A1
Aircraft serial
21345
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
894120
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BELL SOUNDED DURING FLIGHT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND BOTH FIRE BOTTLES BLOWN. THE FIRE WARNING DID NOT EXTINGUISH. NO SIGNS OF FIRE WERE NOTED DURING POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION. THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE B-LOOP WAS FOUND CRIMPED IN A CLAMP ON THE ENGINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOOP AND FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM TESTED GOOD.

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