Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 11, 2011
Submitted
January 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0168
Aircraft time
10,819 hours, 13,096 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
C20050R
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fire Warning
Part time
779 hours, 762 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE EN ROUTE OF FLIGHT 8115 BQN-PLS THE ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR FIVE SECONDS, THEN WENT OUT. THE FLIGHT CONTUNED WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC CHECKED AND FOUND SEVERAL FIRE LOOP INSULATORS OUT OF ALIGMENT WITH THE CLIPS AND THE TEST SWITCH WAS INTERMITTENT. THE TEST SWITCH WAS REPLACED.

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