Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
January 19, 2012
Submitted
January 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29253
Aircraft time
57,594 hours, 10,256 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
901906
Part serial
802
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, FIRE/OVERHEAT NR 1 EICAS MESSAGE DISPLAYED WITH STATSS MESSAGE NR 1 FIRE LOOP A, DISPLAYED. PERFORMED PNEUMATIC DUCT LEAK IAW MM 36-11-00, NO LEAKS FOUND. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING ON NR1 ENGINE FIRE DETECTION, INSPECTED UPPER AFT, LOWER AFT, LOWER FWD FIRE DETECTOR LOOPS, NO TROUBLE FOUND. MEASURED RESISTANCE OF THE DETECTOR ELEMENTS AND OK. CHECKED WIRING AND OK; AS PRECAUTION; UPPER AFT LOOP REPLACED IAW MM 26-11-02 AND ALL TESTED NORMAL.

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