Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
August 13, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
19,079 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
302158
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
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

CREW HAD A NR1 ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT ON DURING TRAINING FLIGHT WITHOUT ACTUAL FIRE. CAME BACK TO THE AIRPORT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT FIRE DETECTOR LOCATED ABOVE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AREA WAS SENDING A CONTINUOUS FIRE ALARM SIGNAL TO THE SYS EVEN WITHOUT AN ACTUAL FIRE. PART REPLACED AND SYS TESTED SERVICEABLE. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.