Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 16, 2022
Submitted
August 23, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605563
Aircraft time
6,068 hours, 4,283 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
99124161
Part serial
205755
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

THE MAINTENANCE TEAM DISCOVERED DURING POSTFLIGHT CHECKS THE APU FIRE ANNUNCIATOR WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE DURING TEST. THE APU SYSTEM WAS DISABLED AND THE MAINTENANCE WAS DEFERRED, OPERATIONS CONTINUED UNDER MEL 49-20-01. DURING THE MAINTENANCE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, THE MAINTENANCE TEAM DETERMINED THE APU FIRE LOOP SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE UNIT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW SENSOR. OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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