Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 74748EF

Difficulty date
January 12, 2026
Submitted
January 14, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419MC
Make and model
Boeing 74748EF
Aircraft serial
28367
Aircraft time
119,995 hours, 20,741 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Fire Detector
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

NUMBER 4 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION ON ENG SHUTDOWN. PERFORMED ENG FIRE ON GROUND QRH.DISCHARGED BTH FIRE BOTTLES PER QRH INDICATION EXTINGUISHED AFTER SECOND BOTTLE. C/W FIM 26-11 TASK 808, NO FIRE CONDITION, FOUND T5683 LP A SHORT TO GROUND AND LOOP B BROKEN WIRE. IAW SWPM 20-31-11/20-63-13, REPLACED W5316-002-16R, IAW AMM 26-11-02, REPLACED T5683 ASSY & ENG FIRE OVHT DET SYS TEST NORMAL. IAW AMM 26-21-03, REPLACED RT BOTH FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES & TEST NORMAL. IAW AMM 71-00-00, PERFORMED NR 4 ENG IDLE RUN AND CHKD NORMAL. REF IPC 26-21-03-01 ITEM 55 & IPC 26-11-02-02A, ITEM 100.

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