SDR 2004F00372

Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Urocop EC120B

Difficulty date
July 26, 2004
Submitted
September 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513AL
Make and model
Urocop EC120B
Aircraft serial
1261
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
B432M
Condition
Dirty
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT, HAD FLOWN APPROXIMATELY 12 MINUTES OUTBOUND, THEN HEARD GONG AND HAD ENGINE FIRE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY. TURNED AROUND TO RETURN TO ICY AND LIGHT WENT OUT. ON FINAL TO ICY, LIGHT CAME BACK ON STEADY FOR 3 TO 5 SECONDS THEN WAS INTERMITTENT. MAINTENANCE CLEANED BOTTOM FIRE DETECTOR AND REMOVED UPPER REAR FIRE DETECTOR AND INSTLALED SERVICEABLE FIRE DETECTOR, FUNCTION CHECKED GOOD. (M)

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