Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 2, 2019
Submitted
July 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N678QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605616
Aircraft time
11,465 hours, 8,879 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Lt Engine
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

WHILE ENROUTE AT FL220 AND LESS THAN 10C JUST PRIOR TO ENTERING CLOUDS THE WING ENGINE ANTI ICE WAS TURNED ON. WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 2-4 SECONDS THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED STEADY. THE QRC FOR IN-FLIGHT ENGINE FIRE WAS REFERENCED AND FOLLOWED AS APPLICABLE AND THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. WE WERE NEVER IN ACTUAL ICING CONDITIONS. WE LEFT POTENTIAL ICING CONDITIONS AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE UNREMARKABLE. ***** CORRECTIVE ACTION ***** REMOVED COWLS AND RAN ENGINES WITH NO LEAKS FOUND. FOUND 2 SECTIONS OF BLEED LOOP TOUCHING BLEED AIR LINES. ADJUSTED LOOP AS REQUIRED. RE-COWLED ENGINE AND PERFORMED HIGH POWER RUNS, OPERATED BLEEDS & ANTI ICE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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