Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
October 16, 2012
Submitted
October 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N49KC
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB318
Aircraft time
15,471 hours, 15,117 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C754
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lt Nacelle
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING IN HEAVY RAIN AND THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND PILOTS HSI FAILED, PILOT SHUTDOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND LANDED. MX FOUND AVIONICS BAY VERY WET, SEALED NOSE AVIONICS BAY TO PREVENT MOISTURE FROM ENTERING. FOUND LEFT ENGINE FORWARD FIRE DETECTOR WIRING VERY WET, INSTALLED SEALED WIRE SPLICES ON FIRE DETECTION WIRING. DRYED AVIONICS BAY, HSI AND FIRE DETECTION WORKED NORMAL.