Service difficulty report · Wire · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
July 22, 2017
Submitted
July 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B404
Aircraft time
43,067 hours, 42,097 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Detector
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, CREW ATTEMPTED TO TEST THE LT FIRE TEST, LEFT TAILPIPE HOT LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING MX FOUND A BROKEN WIRE AT THE INBD LOWER TAIL PIPE HOT DETECTOR, WIRE WAS BROKEN OFF AT THE RING TERMINAL. RING TERMINAL WAS REPLACED AND RE-INSTALLED.

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