Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8*

Difficulty date
April 6, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8*
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fire Warning
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LT ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE PILOTS PERFORMED AN ENG SHUTDOWN AS WELL AS EMER CHECKLIST. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE ACTIVATED BUT THE FIRE INDICATION REMAINED ON. AN UNEVENTFUL EMER LANDING WAS PERFORMED. FOUND FAULTY LT ENG FIRE WIRE CAUSING A FALSE INDICATION. THE FIRE WIRE WAS REPLACED & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.