Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Skrsky S76C

Difficulty date
May 22, 2009
Submitted
May 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N865AL
Make and model
Skrsky S76C
Aircraft serial
760564
Aircraft time
5,591 hours
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
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

NR 1 T-HANDLE AND FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH AUDIBLE TONE IN FLIGHT. CREW RETURNED TO BASE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED NR 1 ENGINE AREA AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. CHECKED SECURITY AND INTEGRITY OF ALL NR 1 ENGINE FIRE DETECTION COMPONENTS AND WIRING WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. C/W GROUND OPS CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FORE AND AFT FLAME DETECTORS AS A PRECAUTION. PERFORMED OPS CHECK FLIGHT DUE TO INTERMITTENT NATURE. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.