Service difficulty report · Wire · Amd FALCON900EX

Difficulty date
November 25, 2018
Submitted
November 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N115KG
Make and model
Amd FALCON900EX
Aircraft serial
108
Aircraft time
5,370 hours, 2,733 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Fire Detector
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

DURING CRUISE CREW RECEIVED AN INTERMITTENT REAR COMPARTMENT FIRE LIGHT WITH FIRE BELL. CHECK LIST FOLLOWED, REAR COMPARTMENT EXTINGUISHING AGENT WAS ACTIVATED IAW CHECKLIST, EMERGENCY DECLARED, AND UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT ALTERNATE AIRPORT PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIRE AND RESCUE CHECKED AIRCRAFT AND NO INDICATION OF FIRE WAS FOUND. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT TERMINAL END FOR REAR COMPARTMENT SENSOR POSITION 12WG, WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND DEPLETED EXTINGUISHER WAS REPLACED. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR OTHER HEAT SOURCE WAS FOUND.