Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
December 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336BE
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A028
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

BOS - FLT 6337 - AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 1,500 FEET, THE CREW EXPERIENCED A RIGHT ENGINE TAIL PIPE HOT WARNING. CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BOS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. WHEN MAINTENANCE ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT, THE WARNING INDICATION WAS EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ALL THREE TAIL PIPE HOT DETECTORS, P/N 17343-62-450F, AND WIRING HARNESS. AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN WITH NO PROBLEMS REPORTED. PART NUMBER OF HARNESS INSTALLED PLGA340-026-018R, S/N 068R. (X)

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