Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
November 22, 2002
Submitted
December 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N463PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3087
Aircraft time
9,676 hours, 9,543 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
51653151
Part serial
1911
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
9,677 hours, 9,545 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE, THE CREW RECEIVED A RIGHT HAND ENGINE FIRE CAS MESSAGE. THE CREW FIRED THE FIRE BOTTLES AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES. FLIGHT 4178 THEN DIVERTED TO BOS. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE FIRE DETECTOR CONTROL SUBMERGED IN RAIN WATER UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE THEN REPLACED THE FIRE DETECTOR CONTROL AND THE EXTINGUISHED FIRE BOTTLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 26-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.