Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Dhav DHC8201

Difficulty date
March 27, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8201
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Control Unit
Part number
6504
Condition
Faulted
Location
Fire Detection
Part time
12,147 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE ENGINE FIRE MASTER WARNING LIGHT, FIRE BELLS AND MASTER WARNING CHECK FIRE DETECTION LIGHTS CAME ON WITH NO OTHER INDICATIONS. FIRE BELLS AND LIGHT COULD NOT BE CANCELLED OR SILENCED FOR APPROXIMATELY 90 SEC. AFTER THAT FAULT DID NOT RETURN. ON INVESTIGATION BY ENGINEERING, ENGINE FIRE DETECT/CONTROL UNIT, SN 592 WAS REPLACED AND TESTED IAW TASK 26-11-00-710-801, NO DEFECTS EVIDENT. THE FAULT HISTORY OF PN 6504 SHOWS THAT ON 20TH MARCH 14, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE DETECTION AND CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED FOR FAULT FINDING, SN 592 INSTALLED. HISTORY FOR THE UNIT INDICATES THAT IT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REMOVED FROM ACFT OTHER ACFT FOR SIMILAR DEFECTS.