Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
August 15, 2001
Submitted
November 1, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N208V
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft serial
421B0866
Engine
Cont TSIO520C
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fire Detector
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING ON. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED FOR EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE OR EXHAUST LEAK. NONE NOTED. EXTENSIVE GROUND RUNS COULD NOT DUPLICATE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. FURTHER DETAILED INSPECTION FOUND WIRES TO ONE FIRE DETECTOR CHAFED. INSULATED WIRES REROUTED AND SECURED WIRE BUNDLE. EXTENSIVE OPS CHECK, FLIGHT INCLUDING SEVERAL APPROACHES PERFORMED TO VERIFY FIX.

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