Service difficulty report · Fire Relay · Braero HS7482A

Difficulty date
August 26, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Braero HS7482A
Engine
Rroyce DART5342
Propeller
Rotol R2124304
Part
Fire Relay
Part number
162D
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
7,024 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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) IN CRUISE, NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND FIRE ALARM BELL ACTIVATED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND BOTH FIRE BOTTLES DISCHARGED INTO THE ENGINE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BLOCKS. DURING RETURN FLIGHT, THE FIRE WARNING REMAINED ON, BUT EVIDENCE OF FIRE COULD NOT BE SEEN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. NR 1 FIRE RELAY INSTALLED ON NR 2 ENGINE AND SNAG MOVED TO NR 2 ENGINE. RELAY REPLACED.