Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
November 11, 2007
Submitted
November 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4206
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SECOND OCCURRENCE OF A FALSE ENGINE FIRE WARNING ON THIS AIRCRAFT IN THE LAST THREE DAYS. ONE FLIGHT OCCURRED BETWEEN THE TWO INCIDENTS. ARRIVED AT HOSPITAL TO PICK UP PATIENT TO TRANSPORT TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL. WHEN THE TWIST GRIP WAS PLACED IN THE IDLE POSITION, THE (ENG FIRE) WARNING LIGHT ON THE CWP CAME ON. CREW MEMBERS WERE ASKED TO CONFIRM IF THERE WAS FIRE OR SMOKE. NONE WAS OBSERVED. SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND DID A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS APPARENT. CONTACTED DISPATCH AND ADVISED THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF SERVICE. THE PILOT CONTACTED HIS SUPERVISOR AND THE BASE MECHANIC. THE BASE MECHANIC WAS TROUBLESHOOT THE WARNING AND THE MECHANICAL INSPECTION AGAIN REVEALED NO APPARENT PROBLEMS. THE WARNING LIGHT HAD EXTINGUISHED APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AFTER SHUTDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND FLOWN BACK TO BASE. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT BASE WAS NORMAL WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. FIRST ISDR ON THIS IS SUBMITTED AS UNIQUE CONTROL NR 420611092007