Service difficulty report · Circuit Card · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
November 21, 2011
Submitted
November 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N177UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24384
Aircraft time
88,818 hours, 10,848 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Circuit Card
Part number
644501
Part serial
9398
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fire Warning
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

INTERMITTENT STATUS MSG. ENG 4 FIRE LOOP A. NR 4 ENG FIRE LP-A DEF PER MEL. NR 4 LP-A HAS HISTORY, CHECK LOOP RESISTANCE VALUES REF MM 26-11-00 P517. IF ALL WITHIN LIMITS, VISUALLY INSPECT LOOP-TO-LOOP WIRES FOR CHAFING-SHORTS REF WDM 26-11-44. HARDWARE CHECK CARRIED OUT ON NR 4 ENGINE FOUND WIRES LOOSE IN SADDLE CLAMP AT LWR FWD FIRE DET, WIRES SECURED IN CLAMP. OTHER 3 DETECTORS FOUND ELEMENTS TOUCHING SUPPORT BARS AND ADJUSTED AS NEEDED FOR CLEARANCE. 298141 PER SAMC NR 4 AFOLTS CARD REPLACED, FOLLOWING HISTORY IN CMC FAULTING LOOP AYLPA016 ALSO REPLACED. CMC TEST AND NORMAL TEST OF FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM ALL COMPLETED PER AMM26-10-01.