Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Lear 36LEAR

Difficulty date
September 18, 2013
Submitted
September 20, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N84FN
Make and model
Lear 36LEAR
Aircraft serial
002
Aircraft time
16,874 hours, 8,766 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Engine time
15,294 hours, 7,901 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
24403915
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Nacelle
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 PASSING THROUGH FL170 FOR FL200 THE RT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LEVELED OFF ACFT AND REDUCED RT ENGINE POWER LEVER TO IDLE IAW MEMORY ITEMS FOR THE ENGINE FIRE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE IN THE QRH. RT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS. UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT PHF. MX CREWS INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THEY CONTINUED TO INSPECT THE FIRE DETECTION SYS PER THE AMM AND FOUND A FIRE DETECT ACCESSORY GEARBOX ELEMENT CONNECTION LOOSE NEAR THE FIREWALL. CONNECTORS WERE SECURED AND ENTIRE SYS WAS CHECKED TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS NO CONTACT WITH THE ELEMENT TO GROUND WHICH WOULD CAUSE A FALSE INDICATION. AN ADDITIONAL ADEL CLAMP WAS INSTALLED TO HELP SECURE THE ELEMENT. THE ENGINE WAS RUN FOR AN OPS LEAK CHECK OF THE BLEED AIR SYS WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. THERE WAS ALSO NO FALSE INDICATION OF THE FIRE DETECT SYS DURING THE ENGINE RUN AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.