SDR TWRA96382

Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 747121

Difficulty date
December 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FF
Make and model
Boeing 747121
Aircraft serial
20354
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
472925
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 2 Eng
Stage of operation
TO
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

DURING TAXI, NR 2 ENG 'A' FIRE LOOP WENT TO FAULT. FULL SCALE 'B' LOOP TESTED OK WITH ALL OTHER IND NORM. JUST AFTER V1 NR 2 ENGINE 'B' LOOP WENT TO FULL SCALE FAULT. NR 2 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND NR 1 FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. C/B WERE RESET AND ENG FIRE WARNING RETESTED. NR 2 FAILED TO TEST. NR 2 EDP WAS DEPRESSURIZED ONLY. FOUND BROKEN BRACKET ON FIRE LOOP ELEMENTS. INSTALLED NEW LOWER FWD LOOP AS PER MM 26-12-01 PAGE 501 CHECKED OPS OF NR 2 ENG FIRE LOOP A/B CHECK NORM PER MM 26-11-00 PG 501. R/R NR 1 FIRE BOTTLE ON ENG NR 2 PER WIC 26-259. A/C RETURN TO SERVICE. (M)