Service difficulty report · Wire · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
May 25, 2018
Submitted
May 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3108B
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC509
Aircraft time
37,175 hours, 49,810 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fire Detector
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE PANEL LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER ON. REDUCED POWER AND CHECKED ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON STEADY. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED A CHAFED WIRE FROM THE ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR PROBE.