Service difficulty report · Terminal · Aerosp AS355F1

Difficulty date
February 28, 2007
Submitted
March 1, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5797X
Make and model
Aerosp AS355F1
Aircraft serial
5182
Aircraft time
6,066 hours, 23,755 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Engine time
6,148 hours, 15,103 cycles
Part
Terminal
Part number
320551
Condition
Broken
Location
Fire Detection
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT PILOT OBSERVED THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATE . PILOT DID A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT AIRPORT. MECHANIC DISPATCHED AND FOUND WIRE ON TERMINAL LUG ON FIRE DETECTOR BROKEN. REPLACED TERMINAL LUG AND COMPLIED WITH AN OPERATION CHECK OF THE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM AND FOUND NO DEFECTS AT THIS TIME. AIRCRAFT WAS FROM OUR BASE SITE.

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