What was found
ON PRE-FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED LEFT ENGINE FIRE DETECTION WOULD NOT TEST. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND FOUND OPEN CIRCUIT IN ACCY GEARBOX AREA SENSING ELEMENT. INSTALLED NEW ELEMENT AND SYSTEM TEST NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- July 13, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N288JP
- Make and model
- Lear 35A
- Aircraft serial
- 288
- System (JASC)
- 2612 · Fire Detection
- Part
- Sensor
- Part number
- 24403915
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Part time
- 8,397 hours
- Component
- Edison
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.