Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
May 10, 2016
Submitted
May 11, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118FN
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
118
Aircraft time
17,516 hours, 11,812 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Engine time
17,152 hours, 9,689 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
74407235
Condition
Worn
Location
Fire Warning
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH 18000FT MSL, THE ACFT HAD RT NR 2 FIRE PULL & MSTR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE PIC RETARDED THE RIGHT THRUST LEVER TO IDLE & THE FIRE PULL LIGHT EXTINGUISHED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THE CREW TERMINATED THE MISSION & RETURNED. DECLARED AN EMER & CONDUCTED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT HOME FIELD. MX FOUND A WORN FIRE LOOP SENSOR ELEMENT & A LEAKING N1 MONOPOLE GASKET, BOTH WERE REPLACED & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 5 31 16. THE ACFT FLEW WITH NO DISCREPANCIES ON 6 1 16.

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