Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
September 19, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
14,806 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Wire
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nacelle
Part time
14,827 hours
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

(CAN) CREW HAD A FIRE WARNING LIGHT COME ON IN FLIGHT, CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT 90 DEGREES TO RULE OUT LIGHT POSSIBLY TRIPPING DETECTORS AND LIGHT REMAINED ON. NO SIGN OF FIRE WAS NOTED VISUALLY ON WING NOR ON THE GLANCE OF INSTRUMENTATION. CREW THEN CARRIED ON AND THE LIGHT WHEN OFF PRIOR TO APPROACH. MAINTENANCE NOTIFIED AND INSPECTED, FUNCTION CHECKED SYSTEM. SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. WIRING IN NACELLE FOUND WET DUE TO THE WEATHER CONDITION ENROUTE WHICH WE HAVE DETERMINED A CAUSE FOR AN INTERMITTENT WARNING IN THE PAST. MAINTENANCE SEALED WIRING AS REQUIRED TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF THIS HAPPENING WHILE FLYING IN PRECIP. (TC NR 20060921005)