Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
December 26, 2002
Submitted
February 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N778AU
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24980
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

CLT - FLT 1946 - EN ROUTE FROM PBI TO PIT, NR 2 ENG 'A' FIRE LOOP FAULT LIGHT ILLUM. NR 2 ENG 'B' LOOP WAS ALREADY ON MEL. CREW ALSO REPORTED THE NR 1 ENG EGT FLUCTUATING. THE NEEDLE AND DIGITAL COUNTER GO FROM 425 DEGREES TO MAX DEFLECTION. FLT DIVERTED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MX ACCOMPLISHED FAULT ISOLATION TEST PER MM 26-11-00. REPLACED WORN OUT CONNECTOR AT 'B' SENSOR HARNESS AND CLEARED MEL. CLEANED AND TESTED CONNECTOR A 'A' HARNESS AND LOOP. TESTS NORMAL PER MM 26-11-00. THE FLUCTUATING EGT ON THE NR 1 ENG, MX FOUND THE NR 1 ENG CORE HARNESS CHAFED IN TWO PLACES. R&R THE CORE HARNESS. FAULT ISOLATION TEST, ADJUST TEST AND EGT TEST CHECK NORMAL. (M)

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