Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
June 17, 2010
Submitted
June 25, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825LJ
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
496
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Lt Nacelle
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

DURING CLIMB, LT ENGINE FIRE T-HANDLE ILLUMINATED. ALL ENGINE GAUGES INDICATED NORMAL. REDUCED POWER ON LT ENGINE. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS AND FIRE LOOP TESTED NORMALLY. RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHECK LIST AND CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUE. WROTE UP THE DISCREPANCY, ADVISED MX AND DISPATCH. MX FOUND THE FIRE LOOP TOO CLOSE TO THE REAR FLANGE. THE FIRE LOOP WAS RESET TO THE CORRECT DISTANCE FROM FLANGE.

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