SDR 2011F00023

Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Aerosp AS355F2

Difficulty date
January 31, 2011
Submitted
February 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N614CL
Make and model
Aerosp AS355F2
Aircraft serial
5614
Aircraft time
6,277 hours, 13,915 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20F
Engine time
6,277 hours, 8,276 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
B432M
Condition
False Indication
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
Stage of operation
CR
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

WHILE FLYING TO DESTINATION, THE LT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. 1 PASSENGER WAS ABOARD. PILOTS MADE A PRECAUTIONARY DIVERSION TO OTHER AIRPORT WHICH WAS THE CLOSEST AIRPORT. UPON LANDING, UNLOADED THE PASSENGER AND CALLED OUR MX DEPARTMENT AND OPS DEPARTMENT. A HELICOPTER AND MECHANIC WERE DISPATCHED. THE HELICOPTER DROPPED OFF THE MECHANIC TO FIX ACFT AND THE OTHER HELICOPTER TOOK THE PASSENGER TO DESTINATION. THE MECHANIC TROUBLESHOT FIRE DETECTION SYS, FOUND TOP FIRE DETECTOR ON THE NR 1 ENGINE TO BE BAD AND REPLACED FIRE DETECTOR. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND FLOWN BACK TO BASE.

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