Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7472D3B

Difficulty date
March 26, 2007
Submitted
April 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D3B
Aircraft serial
21251
Aircraft time
94,930 hours, 20,769 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Engine time
73,798 hours, 15,426 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 3 Fire Warn
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

AFTER T/O FROM AMS, WHERE NR 3 ENGINE B LOOP WAS DEFERRED AS INOP. NR 3 ENGINE FIRE BELL AND LIGHT ILLUMINATED, NR 3 ENGINE A LOOP WAS ERRATIC AND WAS AT 10 ON THE SCALE FLUCTUATING. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AS PER ATLAS PROCEDURE USING FIRE CHECK LIST FIRE SWITCH AT 1602Z, WIND MILL OIL PRESSURE 7-9 PSI. FOUND WIRING AT CONNECTORS DM132A AND DM214A WITH WORN INSULATION AND CHAFING AGAINST CONNECTORS. REPLACED CONNECTORS PER SWPM 20-62-19. ALL CHECKS SATISFACTORY PER MM 26-11-00. NO FURTHER FAULT FOUND.

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