Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
May 7, 2025
Submitted
May 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0402
Aircraft time
814 hours, 536 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
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 DETECT FAIL L AMBER CAS: FIRE DETECT FAIL L CAS ILLUMINATED IN DESCENT. PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURES. CAS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: POWERED AIRCRAFT ON AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE FAULT. GAINED ACCESS TO FAULT DETECTION SYSTEM PCBS NZ108 AND NZ208 AND REPOSITIONED THEM PERFORMED TEST AND FAULT DID NOT FOLLOW. POWERED AIRCRAFT OFF AND RETURNED PCBS TO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITION. GAINED ACCESS TO LH FIRE DETECTOR ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK. FIRE DETECTOR FAILED. PERFORMED OHM CHECK AND FIRE DETECTOR READ OPEN. PLACED FIRE DETECTOR ASSEMBLY ON ORDER. GAINED ACCESS TO LH FIRE DETECTOR ASSEMBLY BY REMOVING ENGINE COWLING. REMOVED OLD FIRE DETECTOR ASSEMBLY P/N: 9914512-1 S/N: 204933 AND INSTALLED NEW FIRE DETECTOR ASSEMBLY P/N: 9914512-1 S/N: 205025. AFTER SECURING FIRE DETECTOR ASSEMBLY AND VERIFYING CORRECT ROUTING, POWERED AIRCRAFT ON AND PERFORMED FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM OPS CHECK. FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD WITH NO FAULTS. POWERED AIRCRAFT OFF AND CLOSED ALL OPENED ACCESS. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO INITIAL CONFIGURATION. ALL WORK PERFORMED IN REF TO CE680A MM 26-10-05.

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