SDR 5336003

Service difficulty report · Wire · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
June 15, 2005
Submitted
June 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N212RR
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
5336
Aircraft time
7,102 hours, 3,718 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Overheat Detect
Part time
7,102 hours, 3,718 cycles
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

DURING CLIMBOUT THRU 34,000 FT, OBSERVED AN INTERMITTENT JET PIPE OVERHEAT WARNING ILLUMINATION. MADE DECISION TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. MECHANIC TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM WITH NO APPARENT FAULTS NOTED AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE ERRONEOUS INDICATION OF JET PIPE OVERHEAT. DECISION WAS MADE TO RE-LOCATE A/C TO HIGHER MX FACILITY FOR THOROUGH TROUBLESHOOTING. MX FOUND CHAFING WIRE BUNDLE CAUSING INTERMITTENT SHORTING OF SYSTEM. RE-INSULATED WIRE AND REPLACED CLAMP. OPS CHECK SYSTEM SATISFACTORY AND FOUND NO SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS ON NEXT FLIGHT. THIS SDR IS SUBMITTED AS A FOLLOW-UP TO ORIGINAL SQUAWK WHERE FIRE LOOP WAS REPLACED ON 6/14/05 AND INTERMITTENT WARNING INDICATION FOLLOWED.