SDR MALA040584

Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 23, 2004
Submitted
September 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B424
Aircraft time
16,839 hours, 18,688 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
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

CLIMBING THRU 11.8K FT LT ENG FIRE INDICATION OCCURED WHILE PERFORMING MEMORY ITEMS FIRE INDICATION WENT OUT. WO PULLING FIRE HANDLE OR BLOWING BOTTLE AS STARTED THE QRH FIRE INDICATION REOCCURED. FIRE HANDLE PULLED AND BOTTLE BLOWN ALL INDICATIONS WENT OUT AT THAT TIME. FEW MINUTES LATER GOT ANOTHER INDICATION SO BLEW THE BOTTLES. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED SHORTED FIRE LOOP SEGMENT ON IB SIDE OF LT NACELLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FIRE BOTTLES SEE TASK CARD 262107 FOR DETAILS. ALL WORK IAW 340 AMM CHAP 26 AND 72 SEE MM409 NR 093909 FOR DETAILS.

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