Service difficulty report · Clamp

Difficulty date
August 12, 2007
Submitted
September 5, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft time
6,904 hours
Engine
Wright 982C9HE2
Propeller
Hamstd 43D51
Part
Clamp
Part number
89P11985
Condition
Broken
Location
Exhaust Pipe
Stage of operation
CR
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

(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO A FIRE, DURING CRUISE, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE FIRE WARNING WENT OUT. WHEN POWER WAS RE-APPLIED THE FIRE WARNING CAME ON AGAIN. THE RETARDANT LOAD WAS JETTISONED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE CREW, AN EXHAUST CLAMP HAD BROKEN, ALLOWING THE EXHAUST STACK TO SEPARATE FROM THE CYLINDER CAUSING A FALSE FIRE WARNING INDICATION. A SECOND EXHAUST CLAMP WAS FOUND BROKEN ON THE NR 1 ENGINE WHICH HAD ALSO CAUSED A FIRE WARNING. ALL REMAINING AIRCRAFT IN THE FLEET WILL BE INSPECTED FOR EXHAUST CLAMP CONDITION. (TC NR 20070814005)