Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 11, 2025
Submitted
September 15, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605829
Aircraft time
14,380 hours, 10,881 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
DE
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

THE RT ENGINE FIRE DETECTION LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER THE LAST FIFTEEN MINUTES OF THE FLIGHT. NO SIGNS OF AN ENGINE FIRE WERE PRESENT. ARRIVED ON SITE AND NEW COWLINGS. AND INSPECTED FIRE LOOPS AND FOUND A FEW AREAS WHERE THE LOOP WERE COMING OUT OF GROMMET AND TOUCHING THE ENGINE. REPOSITIONED LOOPS AS REQUIRED , ACCESS FIRE LOOP DETECTOR CHECKED AND CLEAN CONNECTOR REINSTALLED CONNECTOR REQUESTED FBO TO REPOSITION PLANE OUTSIDE AND WAITED ONCE OUTSIDE PERFORMED FIRE SELF-TEST AND ENGINE RUNS, NO FIRE DETECTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED OPS CHECK GOOD CLOSE UP COWLINGS, CLEAN SECURED AIRCRAFT, WORK DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 26-11-00

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