Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
March 5, 2014
Submitted
March 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N87SF
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6507089
Aircraft time
6,593 hours, 5,228 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
31010290030020
Part serial
14707
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
1,499 hours, 1,261 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING CREW NOTED RT ENG FIRE DETECT SYS FAILURE. ACFT WAS FERRIED BACK TO HOME BASE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ENG FIRE DETECTOR LOOP CHAFFED THROUGH UNDER THE AFT ENG HEAT SHIELD, GREEN SHEETS AT INBD END. CAUSE WAS DUE TO IMPROPER ROUTING AT LAST ENG CHANGE. DETECTOR WAS REPLACED WITH NEW PART & ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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