Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
August 15, 2001
Submitted
November 1, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N65AE
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft serial
421B0953
Engine
Cont GTSIO520F
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fire Detection
Part time
5,769 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

APPROACH TO AIRPORT: RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING ON. REDUCED POWER, CO-PILOT LOOKED FOR SMOKE. NONE NOTED, LIGHT OUT LANDED, CALLED MAINTENANCE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RETURN TO BASE. LIGHT INDICATOR PROBLEM INSPECTED, EXHAUST AND ENGINE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE OR EXHAUST LEAK. EXTENSIVE GROUND RUNS COULD NOT DUPLICATE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED IRS. DETAILED FURTHER INSPECTED FOUND WIRES TO ONE FIRE DETECTOR CHAFED AND CAPABLE OF SHORTING AGAINST SEAT TUBE WIRE. INSULATED WIRES, REROUTED AND SECURED WIRE BUNDLE. OPS CKD FLIGHTS INCLUDING CRUISE FLIGHT AND SEVERAL APPROACHES INDICATE PROBLEM CORRECTED.

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