Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Piper PA31T3

Difficulty date
April 15, 2003
Submitted
May 5, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217CS
Make and model
Piper PA31T3
Aircraft serial
31T8275014
Engine
Pwa PT6A11
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
1734362
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
18,002 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON 11 APR 03, THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN WBB WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND THE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON STEADY AT TOUCHDOWN. NO OTHER SIGN OF FIRE PRESENT, AND ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AT FIRST SAFE OPPORTUNITY. THE STARTER/GEN MOUNTED THERMOCOUPLE SENSOR WAS PHYSICALLY BROKEN, WITH THE INSULATED BACKSHELL OF THIS UNIT HANGING FREE. FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM OPERATION WAS NORMAL AFTER REPLACING SENSOR.

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