Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Lear 36LEAR

Difficulty date
September 19, 2013
Submitted
September 20, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N84FN
Make and model
Lear 36LEAR
Aircraft serial
002
Aircraft time
16,875 hours, 8,766 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Engine time
15,295 hours, 7,902 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
2440723524403915
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Rt Engine
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 THROUGH FL 185 FOR FL200 THE RT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. RT ENGINE POWER LEVER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE IAW MEMORY ITEMS FOR THE ENGINE FIRE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE IAW THE QRH. THE ENGINE FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 14 SECONDS. RT ENGINE THRUST LEVER WAS KEPT AT IDLE AND THE ENGINE FIRE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. APPROACH AND LANDING AT PHF WERE UNEVENTFUL. MX CREWS PERFORMED THE RESISTANCE AND INSULATION TESTS IAW THE AMM 26-10-01 AND FOUND THAT BOTH THE ACCESSORY GEARBOX ELEMENT AND THE HOT SECTION ELEMENT WERE OUT OF LIMITS.