Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 27, 2007
Submitted
September 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605665
Aircraft time
669 hours, 539 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 2 Nacelle
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT WOULD FAINTLY GLOW AND FLICKER DURING FLIGHT WHEN WE WERE IN FROZEN PRECIP AND CONTINUOUS CHOP TURBULENCE. THE ENG/WING ANTI ICE WAS ON, BUT ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS APPEARED NORMAL. EXITING THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THE INDICATION WENT A AWAY. INSPECTED RT ENGINE FIRE CABLE FOUND CABLE UNSAFETY AND VERY LOOSE AT CONNECTING POINT. ALSO FOUND 3 CLAMPS MISSING RECONNECTED AND SAFETIED. INSTALLED 3 NEW CLAMP. INSPECTED RT ENGINE FOR BLEED LEAKS NONE NOTED. PERFORMED ENGINE FIRE TEST CHECK GOOD. RAN ENGINE ALL INDICATIONS GOOD ALL WORK IAW CE560XLS M/M CH 26-11-01

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