SDR 2010F00123

Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
May 31, 2010
Submitted
June 3, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N202CF
Make and model
Agusta A119
Aircraft serial
14054
Aircraft time
2,605 hours, 6,276 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Engine time
2,406 hours, 5,568 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
636011100050015
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 400
Part time
2,604 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

AFTER DROPPING A PATIENT OFF AT AIRPORT, ACFT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT AND WAS ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED A " FIRE DETECT" LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE CAP PANEL, AT THIS POINT THE THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN THE MECHANIC ARRIVED AND INSPECTED THE ACFT HE FOUND THAT THE FIRE DETECT LOOP HAD BROKEN UNDER ONE OF THE CLAPS THAT HOLDS IT TO THE DECK. AFTER REPLACING THE FIRE DETECT LOOP AN OPS CHECK WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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