Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Skrsky S76B

Difficulty date
May 8, 2006
Submitted
May 23, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N176BA
Make and model
Skrsky S76B
Aircraft serial
760317
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
7630607902103
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENROUTE, WHEN NR 1 ENG FIRE WARNING SYS WAS ACTIVATED. PILOT REPORTED WARNING LIGHTS, HORN AND T-HANDLES ILLUMINATED WITH FIRE WARNING INDICATION. WARNING STAYED ON FOR 30 SECONDS, WENT OUT. AFTER SHORT PERIORD OF TIME, WARNING CAME BACK. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH GRR CONTROLLERS. WARNING WENT OUT AND CAME BACK ON 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES. ENG PWR WAS REDUCED TO IDLE,THEN WAS SECURED USING FIRE T-HANDLE. WHEN AC WAS IN SIGHT, IT WAS REPORTED, NO VISIBLE SMOKE TRAILING AC. PILOT CONTINUED, MADE EMERGENCY LANDING W/O INCIDENT. ENG WAS OPENED AND INSPECTED FOR ANY VISIBLE SIGNS OF DAMAGE. NO FIRE INDICATIONS. TROUBLESHOOTING RESULTED FROM DEFECTIVE FIRE WARNING SENSOR, REPLACED. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.