What was found
ON CLIMBOUT LT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON, PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST, RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. MX FOUND A FAULTY FIRE DETECTOR.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2013
- Submitted
- August 15, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N378SF
- Make and model
- Beech 200BEECH
- Aircraft serial
- BB378
- Aircraft time
- 16,377 hours, 17,768 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A41
- Engine time
- 15,154 hours, 15,142 cycles
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB3TN3
- System (JASC)
- 2612 · Fire Detection
- Part
- Fire Detector
- Part number
- 302158
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Zone 400
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.