Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
January 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N507AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23382
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
6678
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PIT - FLT 167 - CAPT REPORTED THAT AT HIGH ALT AND HIGH POWER, THE NR 1 ENGINE 'B' LOOP FAULT LIGHT FLICKERED. AFTER SWITCHING TO 'A' LOOP, HE RECEIVED FAULT LIGHT. CAPT NOTIFIED VIA ACARS WAS DIVERTING TO PIT DUE TO SAME PROBLEM IN PHL HAD REOCCURRED. IN PHL, MX INSPECTED FIRE LOOPS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND REPLACED THE FIRE CONTROL PANEL AS PRECAUTIONARY. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENG CORE FIRE DETECTOR SENSOR ASSY WHICH WAS FOUND BAD ALONG WITH THE CORE WIRING HARNESS DUE TO A HIGH RESISTANCE. ALSO, REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE PYLON FIRE LOOP DETECTOR AS PRECAUTIONARY. RAN ENGINE AT POWER WITH BLEED

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