Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
December 31, 2012
Submitted
January 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
C208B0016
Aircraft time
9,499 hours, 14,283 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fire Loop
Stage of operation
CR
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

ON SHORT FINAL AT APPROX 1000 FT, CREW HEARD THE FIRE DETECTION WARNING HORN CHIRP AND THE FIRE DETECTION WARNING LIGHT WAS FLICKERING INTERMITTENTLY. THE CREW ADVISED ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS INDICATED NORMALLY AND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS DETECTED. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX TROUBLESHOT ACFT AND INSPECTED FIRE DETECTION SYS. MX R & R FIRE DETECTOR CONTROL BOX IAW MM 26-10-00. ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING ON THE FIRE DETECTION SYS FOUND A CHAFED WIRE DOWN-LINE OF THE FIRE WARNING SWITCH. MX REPAIRED THE CHAFED WIRE IAW WIRING DIAGRAM 20-10-00 AND ALL OPS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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