Service difficulty report · Loop · Cndair CL2156B11215

Difficulty date
February 25, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL2156B11215
Aircraft time
13 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Loop
Condition
Fractured
Location
Overheat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) OPERATOR REPORTED AN EXHAUST PIPE OVERHEAT WARNING ON THE LT ENGINE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. AFM PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED, HOWEVER THE OVERHEAT WARNING DID NOT GO OUT. PILOT ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. ACFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY EVENTS. SUBSEQUENT TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THAT THE OVERHEAT WARNING WOULD ONLY TRIGGER WITH THE ENGINES OPERATING, FAULT WAS IDENTIFED AS THE LOOP HAVING A FRACTURE SUBJECT TO VIBRATION. OPERATOR REPLACED THE LOOP AND THE ACFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER WARNING INDICATIONS.