Service difficulty report · Connector · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
December 18, 2012
Submitted
December 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1170
Aircraft time
5,100 hours, 3,875 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Engine time
5,059 hours, 3,907 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE5N3L
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Fire Loop
Component
Detector Loop
Component part number
3001147545250C553M
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, F

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

What was found

RT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ON SHORT FINAL. AFTER LANDING, SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLE. CONNECTOR ON FIRE LOOP DIRTY.