Service difficulty report · Retaining Clip · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
February 11, 2016
Submitted
February 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N166HL
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
041
Aircraft time
5,690 hours, 4,137 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Engine time
5,498 hours, 3,998 cycles
Part
Retaining Clip
Condition
Failed
Location
Nacelle
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

DURING CLIMBOUT, LT ENGINE FIRE WARNING WENT OFF. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND PULLED BACK THROTTLE AND LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED FOR 15 SECONDS AND THEN CREW PULLED, T-HANDLE IAW CHECKLIST REQUIREMENTS AND LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH. CREW THEN SELECTED ONE SHOT OF FIRE BOTTLE AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED SMALL, BUTTERFLY CLIP SUPPORT ON FIRE LOOP FAILED ALLOWING FIRE LOOP TO REST UPON BLEED AIR VALVE. CLIP WAS REPLACED AND MM PROCEDURES WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.