Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR42500

Difficulty date
June 5, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42500
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Fire Warning
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) DURING REVENUE FLIGHT WHILE THE ACFT WAS IN CLIMB, THE ENG 2 FIRE ALERT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT RELEASED BOTH FIRE AGENT BOTTLES WITHOUT STOPPING THE ALERT. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN & THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE FOR AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENG LANDING.

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