Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
July 20, 2006
Submitted
September 7, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
16,102 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
24412886
Condition
Unknown
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
CR
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) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE CREW RECEIVED A RT ENGINE FIRE ANNUCIATION. ALTHOUGH IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NO FIRE WAS PRESENT, PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED TO SHUTDOWN AND SECURE THE ENGINE IN FLIGHT AND THE DISCHARGE OF THE FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT EITHER THE FORWARD OR AFT FIRE WIRE LOOP CAUSED THE ANNUNCIATION ALTHOUGH IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AS TO WHICH ONE AS THE FAULT MODE WAS NOT HARD AND THE SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORMAL OPS. BOTH LOOPS WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION WITH NO REPEAT OF THE OCCURRENCE. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE FORWARD LOOP MAY HAVE BEEN TOO CLOSE TO THE STACK AND CAUSED THE FALSE WARNING AS WELL. (TC NR 20060725004)

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