SDR 2022F00176

Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
April 2, 2022
Submitted
April 5, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N317MP
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60151
Aircraft time
7,690 hours, 5,158 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
False Indication
Location
Zone 400
Component
Sensor
Component part number
24403915
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

ON 4/2/22, N317MP WAS DEPARTING KGLS HEADING TO KCHS. AFTER TAKEOFF CLIMBING THROUGH 9000FT, THE LH ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW SCANNED ALL INSTRUMENTS AND NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS WERE NOTICED. AFTER REVIEWING AND COMPLETING THEIR CHECKLIST THEY DETERMINED IT WAS A FALSE INDICATION BUT DECIDED TO DIVERT INTO KHOU FOR PRECAUTIONARY PURPOSES. ATI JET MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE NOTIFIED AND FLEW TO KHOU ON THE RECOVERY AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT - THERE WAS NO SIGN OF FIRE. MAINTENANCE THEN TESTED THE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR THE LH ENGINE. THE SYSTEM TESTED NORMAL ON THE GROUND. THE LH ENGINE WAS RUN UP TO FULL POWER AND VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS TO TRY TO DUPLICATE THE FIRE INDICATION. NO BLEED AIR LEAKS NOTICED. COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ONE SMALL SECTION OF THE PYLON FIRE SENSOR LOOP WAS FOUND TO BE RESTING ON A BLEED AIR LINE THAT WAS WRAPPED IN FIRE SLEEVE. THIS SECTION WAS REPOSITIONED TO MOVE AWAY FROM BLEED AIR LINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO KELP WITH NO OTHER FIRE INDICATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT HAS MADE TWO MORE TRIPS WITH NO INDICATIONS OF FIRE ON THE LH ENGINE.