Service difficulty report · Connector · Jetair JETSTM4101

Difficulty date
November 21, 2011
Submitted
December 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N320UE
Make and model
Jetair JETSTM4101
Aircraft serial
41043
Engine
Garrtt TPE33114GR
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Fire Warning
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMBOUT AT 16,000 FT ON A REPOSITION LEG, THE CREW GOT A RT ENGINE FIRE INDICATION WARNING. CREW PERFORMED A VISUAL CHECK OF THE RT ENGINE AND SAW NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MX SWAPPED THE RT FIRE DETECT CONTROL UNIT, TEST SWITCH PANEL AND UPPER DIM TEST BOX. FIRE WARNING WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION. INSPECTED RT FIRE LOOP AND CLEANED SINGLE WIRE CONNECTORS AT FIREWALL SYS. SYSTEM CHECKED SATISFACTORY.