Service difficulty report · Wire · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
July 21, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft time
9,339 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UHR
Part
Wire
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, F

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

What was found

(CAN) RT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAXI TO RUNWAY. INSPECTION OF THE RT ENGINE FIRE DETECTION WIRING AND SENSORS WAS COMPLETED. DUE TO VIBRATION ON TAXI, THE TERMINAL OF THE SENSOR EVIDENTLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE COVER OF THE FCU, PROVIDING A GROUND AND ILLUMINATING THE RT FIRE LIGHT. SENSOR WAS REPOSITIONED AND FIRE BOTTLE WAS REPLACED. TAXI CHECKS WERE COMPLETED AND NO FAULTS WERE FOUND.