Service difficulty report · Detection Sys · Beech B100

Difficulty date
September 14, 2008
Submitted
October 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105VY
Make and model
Beech B100
Aircraft serial
BE109
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Part
Detection Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Fire Detect
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

APPROX 1 MINUTE AFTER DEPARTURE, RT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON STEADY FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS THEN OFF, ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER RT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN FOR 30 SECONDS THEN OFF. CREW FOLLOWED FIRE DETERMINATION PROCEDURES AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NO FIRE AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. ALL UNEVENTFUL. THE CAUSE OF THE INDICATION INVESTIGATED. A FULL ENGINE COMPARTMENT INSPECTION PERFORMED WITH NO INDICATIONS OF SMOKE OR FIRE. ENGINE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM TEST PERFORMED, ALL OPERATION NORMAL. ENGINE FIRE SENSORS WERE TESTED INDIVIDUALLY AND ALL OPERATED NORMALLY. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES FOR THE ENGINE FIRE LIGHT. (K)

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