Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
May 23, 2003
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) 20 MINUTES AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN, FIRE WARNING CAME ON NR 1 ENGINE. AS NO PASSENGERS WERE ONBOARD VISUAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED ON ENGINE & FIRE FIGHTING NOT INITIATED. WARNING WENT OFF AFTER 15 MIN. PEC FIRE LOOP PN 10109601 REPLACED ACCORDING AMM. NOTE STRIP REPORTS OF FIRE LOOPS HAVE SHOWN THAT FIRE DETECTION LOOP ACTIVATION TEMP HAS DECREASED FROM NORMAL 300 DEGREES F SETTING, AS A RESULT OF PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO A HOT ENVIRONMENT. VALUES REMOVED LOOPS RANGE FROM 216 TO 220 DEGREES F. INVESTIGATION FROM MANUFACTURER HAS DETERMINED THAT REDUCTION IN TRIGGER TEMP, IS RESULT OF PREMATURE HYDROGEN OUT GASSING WITHIN INNER TUBE OF FIRE LOOP. GREATER HYDROGEN OUT GASSING, LOWER TRIGGING TEMP.