Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
June 17, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Engine
Pwc PW127F
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nr 2 Nacelle
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, E, 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 ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT, THE PILOTS NOTICED THE ENGINE NR 2 FIRE ALERT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT DECIDED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND RELEASED BOTH FIRE AGENT BOTTLES WHICH EXTINGUISHED THE ENGINE FIRE INDICATION, AND CONTINUED FOR A SAFE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING IN AIRPORT. POST LANDING, THERE WAS NO TRACE OF HEAT OR SMOKE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO EVIDENCE OF AN ENGINE FIRE. BOTH BOTTLE EXTINGUISHERS WERE REPLACED AND CONTINUE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT.

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