Service difficulty report · Fire Panel · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
April 17, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N573US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23560
Part
Fire Panel
Part number
6937307145
Condition
Failed
Location
Flt Compartment
Part time
22,637 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ABL - FLT 1400 - AFTER TAKEOFF ALB, NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WITH NR 1 ENG A-LOOP ON MEL. SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENG AND RETURNED TO ALB. THE FLIGHT HAD ONLY REACHED 2,000 FEET DURING CLIMB. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TOTAL SINGLE ENGINE TIME 5 MINUTES. MX RAN THE NR 1 ENGINE AT FULL POWER AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT. THEY FOUND OVERHEAT TEST SWITCH CAUSING AN INTERMITTENT WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AS THE TEST SWITCH WAS CYCLED. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE P8-1 FIRE CONTROL PANEL. OPER CHECK GOOD. AFTER REPLACING PA-1 PANEL, THE A-LOOP THAT WAS ON MEL BEGAN TESTING OK. REMOVED MEL FROM NR 1 ENG A-LOOP. (X)