SDR 2015F00092

Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
August 3, 2015
Submitted
August 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911UM
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600562
Aircraft time
4,541 hours
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Nacelle
Stage of operation
CR
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

AOA HEAT FAIL ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. AFTER A SHORT TIME, THIS LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE RT ENGINE FIRE DETECT SYSTEM AMBER ANNUNCIATION AND MASTER CAUTION ILLUMINATED. DURING THE TIME IT TOOK TO PULL OUT THE CHECKLIST FOR THIS LIGHT IT EXTINGUISHED, AND THEN THE RT ENGINE FIRE RED SWITCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE RT THRUST LEVER WAS PULLED BACK TO IDLE IAW THE MEMORY ITEMS FOR AN ENGINE FIRE INDICATION. THE FIRE INDICATION EXTINGUISHED WITHIN 15 SECONDS OF PULLING THIS THROTTLE TO IDLE. AT NO POINT DURING THIS OCCURRENCE WAS THERE ANY SECONDARY INDICATION OF AN ENGINE FIRE.