Service difficulty report · Engine · Scbflg BERGFALKE255

Difficulty date
August 8, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Scbflg BERGFALKE255
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Fire
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, J
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE CREW REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE FIRE ALARM, WITH INCREASE IN ITT INDICATION WERE OBSERVED .THE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES WERE TRIGGERED. DURING THE VISUAL INSPECTION, EVIDENCE OF FIRE DAMAGE AT ALL OF THE COMPONENTS LOCATED AT THE GAS GENERATOR CASE, RT SIDE MOSTLY, WAS OBSERVED. THE DRAIN LINES OF THE OIL AND FUEL BROKE BECAUSE OF THE TEMPERATURE. THE COWL LOWER PART SHOWED ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS AND FIRE DAMAGE. THE IBV OR HBV WERE BROKEN DUE TO THE FIRE. THIS EVENT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED AS CAT2.