Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
March 9, 2005
Submitted
March 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N729TA
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258374
Aircraft time
6,184 hours, 3,810 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Indication
Location
Cargo Fire Det
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED, AFTER TAKEOFF, BAGGAGE FIRE WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH APPROX 3 TO 5 TIMES, THEN QUIT. 2 MIN LATER LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AGAIN, THEN QUIT. AFTER EACH SERIES OF FIRE LIGHTS, AN OPS CHECK OF CIRCUITS WAS MADE BY CREW. OPS CHECKS WERE NORMAL. AFTER THIRD SERIES OF FIRE WARNING LIGHTS, CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO BASE. FIRE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLASH THROUGHOUT REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. AN UNEVENTFUL OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS MADE. NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF SMOKE WERE OBSERVED AFTER LANDING. MAINT INSP SMOKE DETECTION SYS OF FWD BAGGAGE, AFT BAGGAGE, AND LAVATORY. GROUND TESTS NORMAL. A HEAVY WEIGHT LANDING INSP WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ABNORMAL FINDINGS NOTED. AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.