Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Saab 2000SAAB

Difficulty date
March 16, 2023
Submitted
March 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532FR
Make and model
Saab 2000SAAB
Aircraft serial
2000032
Aircraft time
36,240 hours, 37,024 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
27600064013
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
Z
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

L ENG FIRE WARNING IN FLIGHT. INBOARD COWLING BLOWN OPEN/LIGHTLY MANGLED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY IN KTYS. PERFORMED POST FIRE INSPECTION IAW SAAB 2000 AMM 54-14-10 DETERMINING THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME FROM A FIRE. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR HOT SPOTS ON ENGINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIB HINGED DOOR AND ALL FOUR (4) PIN MOUNTS ON LOWER COWL AND SPIN COWL IAW SAAB 2000 AMM 54-14 AND 54-11. RH AFT FITTING PN 7371120-119 SN NSN; RH UPPER FWD PN 7371130-005 SN NSN; UPPER MIDDLE PN 7371130-11 SN NSN; RH HINGE DOOR ASSEMBLY PN 7371121-512 SN WAL0084; AND RH TOP LATCH LUG PN 7371120-126 SN NSN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LH ENGINE LOWER HINGED COWL ASSEMBLY IAW SAAB AMM 54-15-10 PN 7371130-704 SN NSN. PERFORMED POST MAINTENANCE ENGINE RUN AND LEAK CHECK. NO LEAKS NOTED AND ANTI-ICE OPS CHECKS GOOD AND NO FAULTS PRESENT ON EICAS.