Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
May 31, 2017
Submitted
June 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15503
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC72
Aircraft time
33,279 hours, 44,557 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
24412886
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Engine
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

RIGHT ENGINE FIRE DETECT ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS IN FLIGHT. PILOT RETURNED TO BASE AND MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE FORWARD FIRE LOOP WAS DEFECTIVE THUS GIVING A FALSE FIRE WARNING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED DEFECTIVE FIRE LOOP AND AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FROM MAINTENANCE.

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