Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
January 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N515AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23701
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nr 1/2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

ALB - FL 561 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM ALB, CREW RECEIVED A FAULT LIGHT FOR THE NR 2 ENG ON THE FIRE WARNING PNL. CREW FOLLOWED ISOLATION PROCEDURES AND DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE DETECT 'B' LOOP WAS INOP. 'A' LOOP TESTED GOOD. MOMENTS LATER, CREW RECEIVED A FAULT LIGHT FOR THE NR 1 ENG OVERHEAT. THRUST LVR ON NR 1 ENG WAS PULLED BACK. FLT RETURNED TO FIELD AT ALB. ON APPROACH, O\H LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE NR 1 ENG WAS NOT SHUT DOWN BUT REMAINED AT IDLE. FLT LANDED W/O INCIDENT. MX WAS UNABLE TO DUP FAULTS. INSPECTED NR 1 AND NR 2 ENG FIRE LOOPS AND FOUND THE LWR CONNECTORS ON BOTH ENG'S CONTAMINATED. CLEANED CONNECTORS AND RESEATED. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)

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