Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
November 22, 2010
Submitted
November 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24554
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Fire Detector
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLT - FLIGHT DEPARTED MIA WITH MEL 26-02A FOR THE NR 1 ENGINE B FIRE DETECTION LOOP INOPERATIVE. EN ROUTE TO CLT, CREW REPORTED THE NR 1 ENGINE A LOOP INDICATES FAULT BUT TESTS NORMAL. FAULT LIGHT WAS ON STEADY AT CRUISE, BEGAN TO FLICKER OFF AND ON IN DESCENT AND THEN WENT OUT ON LANDING. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE NR 1 ENGINE A LOOP AND FOUND WIRE W1506-111-16R BROKEN AT D3086. REPLACED SOCKETS AND CONNECTOR D3086 PER SWPM 20-00-15 AND 20-61-19. OPERATIONAL TEST PER MM 26-11-00 TESTS OK. CLEARED MEL ON NR 1 ENGINE B-LOOP WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF CONTAMINATED CONNECTOR D3092. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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