Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 7372M6C

Difficulty date
November 15, 2004
Submitted
November 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805AL
Make and model
Boeing 7372M6C
Aircraft serial
21809
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Engine time
70,971 hours, 65,728 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fire Loop
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FLT 942, HNL-KOA: (NON-ETOPS) AFTER ENGINES WERE STARTED, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING SWITCH AND BELL CAME ON. FOLLOWED THE QRH AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. REPLACED THE HERMETIC CONNECTORS ON THE NR 2 ENGINE LOWER FIRE DETECTION LOOP. ACCOMPLISHED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN WITH NO FIRE WARNING INDICATIONS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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