SDR 35741

Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Beech B200

Difficulty date
February 20, 2008
Submitted
February 25, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N32WC
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1285
Aircraft time
8,617 hours, 7,610 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A42A
Engine time
8,221 hours, 7,306 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
302158
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.

What was found

DEPARTING TUCSON, DURING CLIMBOUT, NW BOUND, COPILOT ANNOUNCED "MASTER WARN - RT ENG FIRE". NO OBVIOUS INDICATION OF A FIRE. REQUESTED A CHANGE OF COURSE DUE TO THE FIRE DETECTION SYS DESIGN - PHOTO-SENSITIVE. AFTER FLYING THE NEW HEADING FOR APPROX 3 MIN, THE ANNUNCIATORS REMAINED ON, DIVERT TO TUCSON, TO HAVE A MECHANIC INVESTIGATE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, LIGHT HAD BEEN ON FOR 3 MINUTES, AND FLYING A NEW HEADING. DURING THE DESCENT AND VECTOR TO 29R, THE R ENG FIRE LIGHT FLICKERED, THEN EXTINGUISHED, APPROX 5 MIN PRIOR TO LANDING. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. TECHNICIAN WAS DISPATCH TO LOCATION TO INVESTIGATE. THE ‘ENGINE FIRE` INDICATION WAS A FAULTY INDICATION AND THE AC WAS CLEARED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE TO FLY BACK TO SNA (2-21-08) WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT BACK TO SNA WAS NOT CARRYING ANY PAX.

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