Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 26, 2011
Submitted
May 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0021
Aircraft time
11,499 hours, 14,655 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT OF FLIGHT 8115 BQN-PLS THE PILOT OBSERVED THE ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH ACCOMPANIED AURAL ALARM. THE PILOT RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO BQN. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE MECHANIC FOUND A SECTION OF FIRE LOOP IN CONTACT WITH THE VACUUM EJECTOR, AND THE FIRE DETECTOR WAS REPLACED.

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