Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
March 13, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
11,245 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
302158
Condition
False Indication
Location
Lt Nacelle
Stage of operation
AP
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) JUST BEFORE THE FINAL APPROACH, THE LT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH ASSOCIATED MASTER WARNING FLASHER. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. FLIGHT CREW SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND THE FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS NOT DISCHARGED. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE HANGAR RAMP. INVESTIGATION COULD FIND NO SIGNS OF FIRE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE FORWARD UPPER FIRE DETECTOR UNSERVICEABLE. THE DETECTOR WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.