Service difficulty report · Socket · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
July 26, 2012
Submitted
July 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24549
Aircraft time
61,629 hours, 41,122 cycles
Part
Socket
Condition
Weak
Location
Fire Warning
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLIGHT DEPARTED PIT WITH MEL 26-02A APPLIED - NR 2 ENGINE B-LOOP INOPERATIVE. EN ROUTE TO CLT, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE FLIGHT FOR ENTIRE FLIGHT. LIGHT WENT OUT DURING DESCENT. FLICKERED ONCE OR TWICE ON APPROACH. MAINTENANCE CHECKED WIRING FROM M279 MODULE USING OHM METER AND SHOOK WIRING ON NR 2 ENGINE WITH NO FAULTS OBSERVED. OHM'S READING HELD STEADY AT 1499 OHM'S. FOUND O/B CORE DETECTOR (A LOOP) SOCKETS SPRING TENSION WEAK. REPLACED SOCKETS - REF. SWPM 20-63-14 AND WDM 26-11-21. NUMBER 2 ENGINE FIRE DETECTION TESTED GOOD - REF AMM 26-11-00. CLEARED MEL 26-02A BY REPLACING I/B CORE CONNECTOR (B-LOOP).

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