Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
August 24, 2013
Submitted
August 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N887FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
0216
Aircraft time
9,755 hours, 11,334 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Chafed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FIRE DETECTOR WARNING SOUNDS INTERMITTENLY DURING FLIGHT. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND LOOP CHAFING IN TWO SPOTS. NO DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ON LOOP. RESISTANCE CHECKED GOOD. LOOP WAS REPOSITIONED A SYS CHECK WAS COMPLETED IAW MM 26-10-40, PG 102. SYS CHECKED GOOD AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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