Service difficulty report · Bleed Air Line · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 27, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45944
Engine
Ge CFM562
Part
Bleed Air Line
Part number
899865T
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Engine Pylon
Stage of operation
CL
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

INSPECTION TYPE-N/A, AIR TURNBACK DUE TO NR 3 FIRE BELL INADVERTENTLY RINGING. NR 3 FIRE DETECT CIRCUIT WOULD NOT TEST IN FIRE TEST POSITION OR SHORT CIRCUIT TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED PYLON LOOP PER MM 26-10-00, DUE TO HISTORY AND AGE. FOUND BLEED AIR LINE ADJ TO FIRE LOOP LOOSE AND RESULTING IN HOT AIR OVER LOOP. TIGHTENED SAME. REMOVED AND REPLACED 5 LOOP CONNECTORS PER EO DC8-2610-4683-D DUE TO AGE. RAN NR 3 FIRE WARNING TEST, NO DEFECTS.

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