Service difficulty report · Fire Detector

Difficulty date
January 4, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwc PW615FA
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Nacelle
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAKEOFF, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE DETECTION WARNING WAS ACTIVATED. CREW RETARDED ENGINE POWER TO IDLE AND THE FIRE WARNING EXTINGUISHED. ACFT RETURNED TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE. A SIMILAR EVENT OCCURRED ON THE SAME ENGINE, SAME ACFT BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2009, WHICH WAS IDENTIFIED AS AN AIRFRAME CABIN BLEED AIR LEAK IN THE NACELLE. TROUBLESHOOTING IS ON-GOING. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.