Service difficulty report · Sleeve · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
November 14, 2013
Submitted
November 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745CA
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Aircraft serial
421C1043
Aircraft time
6,182 hours
Part
Sleeve
Part number
AS107216
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Fire Warning
Part time
1,000 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ACFT WAS IN FLIGHT WHEN A FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT ACTIVATED ENGINE EXTINGUISHER SYS AND WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. DURING INSPECTION, FIRE SLEEVE PROTECTING ENGINE WIRE BUNDLE AFT OF ENGINE, ADJACENT TO INBD EXHAUST PIPE WAS FOUND TO BE TOUCHING EXHAUST PIPE. FIRE SLEEVE REMOVED, REPLACED AND WIRES INSIDE WERE INSPECTED BUT WERE FOUND TO HAVE NO DAMAGE. FIRE SLEEVE REPLACED, AND POSITIONED AWAY FROM EXHAUST WITH ADEL CLAMP. FIRE BOTTLE REPLACED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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