Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
January 3, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Fire Warning
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) WHEN APPROACHING TO LAND AT AIRPORT, THE PILOT NOTICED A FIRE WARNING ALARM ON ENGINE NR 2, HE SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND 15 SECONDS LATER FIRED THE EXTINGUISHER. AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS PERFORMED AT AIRPORT. AN INSPECTION ON THE ENGINE REVEALED NO SIGNS OF FIRE, HOWEVER THE HBV SEAL WAS FOUND LEAKING. MOST PROBABLY THE FIRE WARNING WAS TRIGGERED BY HOT AIR COMING FROM DISTRESSED HBV SEAL.