Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
August 27, 2011
Submitted
August 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N347CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
347
Aircraft time
35,021 hours, 37,265 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Saturated
Location
Tail Pipe
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AT SPEED OF 90 KTS PILOT REPORTED, TAIL PIPE HOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. INSPECTED AND FOUND INTERNAL TAILPIPE SOAKED. PERFORMED A/C RUNS AND INSPECTED THE FIRE LOOP SYSTEM. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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