Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
July 31, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
9,444 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
473275
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER STARTING BOTH ENGINES, THE FIRE INDICATION FOR THE RT ENGINE WENT OFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ALL FIRE DETECTORS AND TESTED THEM AND FOUND THEM TO BE SERVICEABLE. AN ENGINE RUN WAS ALSO CARRIED OUT AND WAS SUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. MOISTURE IS SUSPECTED AS THE CAUSE.