Service difficulty report · Fault Message · Luscom 8A

Difficulty date
December 4, 2020
Submitted
December 7, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N20690
Make and model
Luscom 8A
Aircraft serial
20690
Aircraft time
20,690 hours, 2,142 cycles
Part
Fault Message
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lt Eng Fire Loop
Stage of operation
TX
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

FIRE SYS FAULT CYAN CAS MESSAGE. LT ENGINE FIRE LOOP B B3-008146 AFTER STARTING BOTH ENGINES (PRE-FLIGHT). SIGNOFF. RESEARCHED FIRE SYSTEM AND RESEARCHED LT ENGINE FIRE LOOP B B3-008146 ON SMART FIX. GAINED ACCESS TO FIREX BOX, DISCONNECTED A91P2, AND PERFORMED A CONTINUITY CHECK OF PINS 10 AND 11. FOUND CONTINUITY CHECK TO BE GOOD. CYCLES CIRCUIT BREAKERS CB2-A11 AND CB6-A4. CHECKED PINS, CLEANED CONNECTOR, AND RE-SECURED CONNECTOR, IAW CL-350 AMM 26-11-01-04. POWERED UP AIRCRAFT, CHECKED FOR CURRENT FAULTS AND NO FAULTS FOUND. PERFORMED MDC DOWNLOAD,AND PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE FIRE DETECTION AND EXTINGUISHING [FIREX] SYSTEM, IAW CL-350 AMM 12-11-00-05 SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE WAS FOUND SATISFACTORY. PREPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED TWO NORMAL STARTS WITH BOTH ENGINES, IAW CL-350 AMM 71-00-00-00, AND NO FAULTS OR CAS MESSAGES APPEARED. CONTACTED NJA MCC AND ADVISED THEM THAT WE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. NO HISTORY WAS FOUND AND NJA MCC ELECTS TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT RELEASED.

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