What was found
RT ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THROTTLE RETARDED AND FIRE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND IN-FLIGHT FALSE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION ON THIS RENTAL ENGINE. INVESTIGATION IN PROGRESS.
- Difficulty date
- January 12, 2010
- Submitted
- January 14, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N12FN
- Make and model
- Lear 36LEAR
- Aircraft serial
- 016
- Aircraft time
- 16,854 hours, 8,440 cycles
- Engine
- Garrtt TFE73122B
- Engine time
- 13,944 hours, 7,037 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2612 · Fire Detection
- Part
- Fire Warning
- Condition
- False Activation
- Location
- Rt 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.