Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC7102

Difficulty date
January 14, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC7102
Aircraft time
24,648 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A50
Propeller
Hamstd 24PF305
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fire Detector
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) BOTH NR 4 ENGINE FIRE DETECTION ELEMENTS FOUND TO HAVE CHAFE DAMAGE FROM CONTACT WITH AIRFRAME STRUCTURE CAUSING ACTIVATION OF THE FIRE WARNING. BOTH DETECTION ELEMENTS REPLACED, CHECKED SERVICEABLE.