Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 22, 2013
Submitted
November 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605773
Aircraft time
4,968 hours, 3,827 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
991203611
Part serial
073111
Condition
Chafed
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

DURING DECENT WE ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE & PRECIP. BOTH RED FIRE LIGHT SWITCHES FLICKERED ON IN CONJUNCTION WITH TURBULENT BUMPS AT THE SAME TIME IN SYNC. THEY DID NOT REMAIN ILLUMINATED ONLY A FAINT FLICKER. PERFORMED ROTARY TEST, ENG FIRE LIGHTS CHECKED GOOD. ACCESSED TEST SWITCH RESISTANCE THROUGH SWITCH, CHECKED GOOD. INSPECTED FIRE TRAY LIGHTS, LIGHTS CHECKED GOOD. ACCESSED ADJUSTMENT RESISTORS IN AFT TH J BOX, RZ018 & RZ019 BOTH HAD 100 OHMS. CHECKED GND GT048 TO GND BLOCK XZ004, GND CHECKED GOOD. OPENED ENG COWLS & INSPECTED FIRE DETECT FOUND LOOP, CHAFED ON LT ENG. RT ENG FIRE DETECT LOOP CHECKED GOOD. R & R LT FIRE LOOP IAW CE-560XL MM 26-11-01. OPERATIONS RUN CHECKED GOOD IAW CE-560XL MM 26-11-01.

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