Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
July 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23381
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 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

BWI - FLT 378 - AT CRUISE, CAPTAIN RECEIVED AN ENGINE OVERHEAT/FIRE INDICATION ON THE NR 1 ENGINE. WITH POWER REDUCED TO ENGINE IDLE, THE INDICATION REMAINED. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BWI. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS NOT SHUT DOWN. FLIGHT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MX REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR LOOP ASSEMBLY, THE FIRE/OVERHEAT CONTROL MODULE AND THE ENGINE/APU FIRE CONTROL PANEL. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND TESTS NORMAL. RAN ENGINE, 'A' LOOP CHECKS NORMAL. FIRE DET LOOP ASSY P/N 6678, FIRE/OVERHEAT CONT MODULE P/N 6594-01, ENGINE/APU FIRE CONTROL PANEL P/N 69-37307-145. (M)

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