Service difficulty report · Fire Wire · Braero HS7482A

Difficulty date
August 26, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Braero HS7482A
Part
Fire Wire
Part number
D891N
Condition
Shorted
Location
#1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A, E, F

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

What was found

(CAN) ON CLIMB OUT THE PILOT RECEIVED A FIRE INDICATION ON #2 ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED AND BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE ACTIVATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE, BUT FOUND A SHORTED FIRE DETECTION WIRE ABOVE THE REAR TURBINE. THE FIRE DETECTION WIRE AND BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.