Service difficulty report · Clamp · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
September 27, 2004
Submitted
March 15, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N60NE
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC760B
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Clamp
Part number
44C13
Condition
Loose
Location
P3 Bleed Air
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, B, J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, AT ABOUT 400 FT, NR 2 ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. ENG PARAMETERS CHECKED NORMAL. CREW FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, RETURNED TO FIELD. AFTER LANDING, ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN BY USING THE STOP AND FEATHER BUTTON. CREW DISCHARGED ENGINE FIRE EXTING BOTTLE. AFTER DEPLANING PASSENGERS, CREW PERFORMING WALKAROUND, OBSERVED FLAMES COMING OUT OF ENG INTAKE AND TAILPIPE, DISCHARGED CABIN FIRE EXTING DOWN ENG INLET. FOUND BROKEN BLEED AIR CLAMP IN COWLING WHEN COWLING WAS OPENED. BROKEN CLAMP ALLOWED BLEED AIR TO TURN ON THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT, INTERNAL ENG FIRE WAS CAUSED BY MALFUNCTION IN FUEL SHUTOFF. (NM05200500912) (K)