SDR 2010F00046

Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
February 20, 2010
Submitted
February 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562NA
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
174
Aircraft time
8,691 hours, 14,695 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Engine time
8,503 hours, 17,005 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
9751210012
Part serial
203624
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Part time
5,790 hours, 10,515 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB-OUT FOR A RETURN FLIGHT, ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DID MEMORY ITEMS, CONTACTED ATC AND STARTED TURN AND DECENT BACK TO DEPARTURE. LANDED BACK AT DEPARTURE WITH NO INCIDENT. ON THE TAXIWAY THE ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. WORK PERFORMED BY MECHANIC TROUBLESHOOTING SYS, BY VISUALLY INSP OF SYS, NO DEFECTS ON FIRE WIRE ALSO VISUALLY INSPECTED WIRES FOR CONNECTOR PLUG TO FIRE WALL, CONNECTOR NO DEFECTS NOTED PERFORMED FIRE WARNING ELECTRICAL TEST, OPS CK GOOD. ALSO, PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. OPS CK GOOD IAW CURRENT PC-12/45 AMM CHAP 12-A-26-10-00-00A-040A-A.