Service difficulty report · Control Box · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
July 17, 2012
Submitted
July 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N711FX
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0433
Aircraft time
8,792 hours, 10,113 cycles
Part
Control Box
Part number
47790008
Part serial
9501004
Condition
Defective
Location
Fire Detection
Part time
8,792 hours, 10,113 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIR TURNBACK FLT 100 FORM PDX: ENGINE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM SOUNDED THROUGH HEADSET AND SPEAKER, BUT NOT ON ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO PDX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED FIRE LOOP AND DETECTION SYSTEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED FIRE DETECTION CONTROL BOX.

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