Service difficulty report · Ground Wire · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 3, 2003
Submitted
August 19, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N690QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605090
Aircraft time
2,620 hours, 2,062 cycles
Part
Ground Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
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

LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB THRU FL260 WITH ENGINE/WING ANTI-ICE ON. REDUCED POWER TO 72 PERCENT ON EFFECTED ENGINE AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT ENGINE FIRE LOOP WITH A NEW PART IAW CESSNA 560XL MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHAPTER 26-11-01. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AND LT FIRE DETECT ILLUMINATED AFTER 3 MIN AT POWER. CHECKED ENGINE FOR BLEED AIR LEAKS, NONE NOTED. PROCEEDED TO TROUBLESHOOT LT ENGINE FIRE DETECT SYSTEM AND FOUND A BAD GROUND FROM RESISTER R2019 TO GND BLOCK XZ004 PIN B. REPAIRED GND AND CHECKED RESISTANCE ON RESISTORS RZ018 AND RZ019 BOTH CHECKED AT 99.9 OHMS. RUN LT ENGINE AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS FOUR 15 MIN, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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