Service difficulty report · Sensor · Dhav DHC6*

Difficulty date
March 11, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6*
Part
Sensor
Part number
PDM1734362300
Condition
False Activation
Location
Fireseal
Stage of operation
NR
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) DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT A CAS WARNING MESSAGE INDICATING AN ENGINE FIRE WAS DISPLAYED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AS A PRECAUTION AND THE A/C RETURNED TO BASE WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING SUBSEQUENT TROUBLE SHOOTING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WHEN THE TERMINAL ON THE 300 DEGREE SENSOR CAME INTO CONTACT WITH SUFFICIENT MOISTURE, A SHORT WOULD OCCUR THUS GENERATING THE CAS WARNING MESSAGE. VIKING ISSUED SB V6/0017 TO APPLY SEALANT TO THE SENSOR TERMINAL PLATES. VIKING WILL CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER.