Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 737210C

Difficulty date
January 9, 2007
Submitted
January 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N834AL
Make and model
Boeing 737210C
Aircraft serial
20917
Aircraft time
62,462 hours, 53,240 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
894093
Part serial
2897
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW NOTED THE NR 1 ENGINE OVERHEAT INDICATION ILLUMINATED. CREW SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE AND PULLED THE FIRE HANDLE UP. THE OVERHEAT INDICATION THEN EXTINGUISHED. CREW LANDED IN HNL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE LOWER FIRE LOOP PINCHED BY THE GENERATOR AIR DUCT AND REPLACED THE LOOP PER AMM 26-11-11. THE SYSTEM OPERATION CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.