Service difficulty report · Connector · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
March 7, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft time
165 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Propeller
Hartzl HCE5N3
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Extinguisher
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ON CARRYING OUT FUNCTION TEST ON FIRE WARNING/EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM IAW PIAGGIO MAINTENANCE MANUAL CH 26-10-00, FOUND THAT SYSTEM TEST FOR THE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM WAS OK. WHEN THE TEST FOR THE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM WAS CARRIED OUT, THE L/H ENGINE TESTED OK, BUT THE R/H DID NOT TEST IAW MM PROCEDURES. THE RT ENGINE EXTINGUISHING CIRCUIT DID NOT COMPLETE THE REQUIRED CIRCUIT TO DISCHARGE THE FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT. THIS FAILURE DID NOT HAVE ANY INDICATION TO MAINTENANCE OR FLIGHT DECK UNTIL THIS TEST IS PERFORMED. THIS TEST IS CARRIED EVERY B,D, OR ANNUALLY. TROUBLE SHOOT SYSTEM FOUND ON AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR TWO BENT PINS, PINS D&E. PIN D FOUND PUSH BACK IN THE CONNECTOR ON THE AFT PRESSURE. REPAIRED IAW STANDARD PRACTICES, CARRIED OUT FUNCTION CHECKS IAW PIAGGIO MM, SYSTEM CHECKED OK.