Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
April 30, 2025
Submitted
May 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0378
Aircraft time
1,504 hours, 1,038 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 400
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

ON CLIMB OUT BETWEEN 4000 & 15000 FT, MCT THRUST SET & LIGHT TURBULANCE, FIRE DETECT FAIL L AMBER CAS DISPLAYED 5 TIMES. TWO RING TERMINALS ON FIRE DETECT SENSOR AT 6 O'CLOCK POSITION TIGHT WITH NO SIGNS OF WEAR OR MOVEMENT. VISUAL OF THE HARNESS WITH BORESCOPE, NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS. IAW CMM 26-10-01. REMOVED LT ENG FIRE SENSOR WIRING HARNESS IAW MM 26-10-01. VERIFIED 4 EVENTS OF THIS CAS MESSAGE ON ARES VIEW. MEASURED RESISTANCE OF INTERNAL FIRE LOOP PD031 PINS A & C, MEASURED AT 2.987K OHMS. VERIFIED ANOTHER D1 ENG READING THE SAME RESISTANCE VALUE FOR THE INTERNAL FIRE LOOP. CONTINUITY CHK FROM PD023 PINS M & N TO PD031 PINS A & C. CHKD GOOD. DONE IAW FAULT ISOLATION 3, FIGURE 114 72-00-02 & MM 26-00-00.

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