Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
August 24, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Engine
Pwa PW535A
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Rt Nacelle
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT 25000 FT, THE RT ENGINE FIRE BELL AND LIGHT SOUNDED AND ILLUMINATED. THE RT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, THE PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. ON GROUND, FIREMEN DID NOT NOTICE FIRE EVIDENCE AND DID NOT USE ANY EXTINGUISHING AGENT ON THE ENGINE. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING TO CONFIRM IF THE EVENT WAS DUE TO AN INDICATION SYSTEM ISSUE.