Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Cvac 340CVAC

Difficulty date
December 29, 2017
Submitted
August 18, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cvac 340CVAC
Engine
Allsn 501D22
Propeller
Hamstd 54H60
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Abnormal
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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) IN FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT`S NR 1 ENGINE ZONE 2 FIRE WARNING ACTIVATED. THE FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE ENGINE FIRE WARNING SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE AND CHECKLISTS, WHICH RESULTED IN A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE FWD RT FIRE SENSING ELEMENT LOOP SEGMENT HAD FAILED. THE FWD RT FIRE SENSING LOOP SEGMENT WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ALL SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONS WERE NORMAL. (TC# 20180103009)