Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Beech A100

Difficulty date
April 18, 2001
Submitted
May 11, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
14,732 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
302157
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Component
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) DURING DESCENT NR 1 ENG FIRE INDICATION ILLUMINATED. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. INSPECTION DETERMINED NO ACTUAL FIRE. THE ERRONEOUS FIRE INDICATION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED ON GROUND. BASED ON PREVIOUS TROUBLE SHOOTING ALL THE WIRING FOR THE FIRE DETECTIONS WAS SPRAYED WITH WATER. WHEN THE WIRING WAS MOVED, OR THE WIRE BUNDLE SQUEEZED, THE FIRE INDICATION ILLUMINATED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE WIRING FOR THESE DETECTIONS ARE SUSCEPTABLE TO MOISTURE AND SUBSEQUENTLY WILL SHORT OUT BRINGING ON THE FALSE INDICATION.

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