Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Lear 31A

Difficulty date
June 3, 2019
Submitted
May 11, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N221EJ
Make and model
Lear 31A
Aircraft serial
203
Aircraft time
4,023 hours, 3,165 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lt Engine
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

CREW REPORTED ON FLIGHT FROM KLAS DIRECT KEFD AT FL430 LH FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, CREW DIAGNOSED WARNING LIGHT WAS FALSE. THEY CONTINUED ON WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN CREW DIVERTED TO KABQ. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. I GOT ON SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLEW TO ABQ, REMOVED LH ENGINE LOWER COWLING INSPECTED AND CLEANED ACCESSIBLE FIRE LOOPS, RAN ENGINES NO FIRE WARNING LIGHT. I FLEW BACK TO ADS ONBOARD AIRCRAFT FIRE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE DURATION OF TRIP. AS A PRECAUTION REPLACED LH ENGINE FIRE CONTROL UNIT.

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