Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Skrsky S92A

Difficulty date
July 18, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S92A
Aircraft time
4,398 hours
Engine
Ge CT78A
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
9231004802
Condition
Worn
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) FALSE FIRE INDICATION IN CRUISE FLIGHT ON RETURN. AUDIO WITH FIRE WARNING ON MASTER CAUTION PANEL ILLUMINATED. ACFT RETURNED TO BASE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE NR 2 ENGINE OTBD FLAME DETECTOR WAS REPLACED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS WAS THE FIRST OF 3 RELATIVELY IDENTICAL OCCURRENCES ON THIS ACFT IN 5 DAYS, A SEPARATE SDR WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR THE THIRD OCCURRENCE WITH FURTHER EXPLANATION OF THE PROBLEM. NOTE: IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO ISOLATE WHICH OF THE 2 DETECTORS PRODUCED THE INTERMITTENT FALSE WARNING EXCEPT PERHAPS BY VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CONNECTOR, HOWEVER THE OTBD FOR REASONS EXPLAINED IN THE SDR FOR THE THIRD EVENT IS IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF CASES THE PRIMARY CAUSE. WE HAVE ALSO ADOPTED THE PRACTICE OF REPLACING BOTH THE HARNESS AND DETECTOR AS AN ASSY, AS A RESULT OF THESE OCCURRENCES.