Service difficulty report · Fire Loops · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
January 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807US
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48039
Part
Fire Loops
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

TYS - FL 285 - EN ROUTE BNA-BWI, CREW RECEIVED RIGHT ENGINE 'B' LOOP FIRE WARNING. CREW FOLLOWED PILOT HANDBOOK PROCEDURES. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE CREW RECEIVED THE RIGHT AND LEFT 'A' LOOP AND LEFT 'B' LOOP WARNINGS. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO TYS AND LANDED WITHOUT NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED TWO GASKETS ON THE LEFT ENGINE ANTI-ICE DUCTS AND ONE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE DUCT. ALSO, FOUND POSSIBLE SHORT BETWEEN THE RIGHT 'A' AND 'B' LOOPS. BOTH LOOPS WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. (M)

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