Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
November 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N228US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
21817
Part
Connector
Part number
876635
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, F

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

What was found

RSW - FL 1429 - ON APPROACH TO RSW, CREW RECEIVED THE FIRE WARNING FOR THE NR 2 ENGINE. CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND FIRED BOTH BOTTLES. FLIGHT LANDED AT RSW WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE D1096 CONNECTOR TO THE M337 DETECTOR WAS FOUND LOOSE. THE CONNECTOR WAS CLEANED AND SECURED, AND SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. (M)