Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Cvac 340CVAC

Difficulty date
August 2, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cvac 340CVAC
Aircraft time
83,250 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D13D
Propeller
Allsn A6441FN606
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
355900535
Condition
Chafed
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) ON TAXI, CREW EXPERIENCED A NR 1 ENGINE, ZONE 3, FIRE WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE RAMP. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A FIRE LOOP CHAFING ON THE NACELLE VENT DOOR FLEX DRIVE. THE FLEX DRIVE WAS RE-POSITIONED, THE FIRE LOOP REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.