SDR EJYA566D

Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Aerosp AS355F1

Difficulty date
August 1, 2003
Submitted
August 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911NW
Make and model
Aerosp AS355F1
Aircraft serial
5082
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
B432M
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
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

ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLT. PILOT PERFORMED REQUIRED EMER PROCEDURES AND PERFORMED EMER LANDING. WHEN MAINT ARRIVED, FIRE WARNING LIGHT HAD EXTINGUISHED. FIRE WARNING SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND NO DEFECTS FOUND. MECH CLEANED ALL FIRE DETECTORS REMOVING EXTERIOR CONTAMINATIONS. AC WAS GROUND RUN WITHOUT FIRE LIGHTS ILLUMINATING AND AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. 3 MINUTES INTO RETURN FLIGHT, ENG FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED A SECOND TIME. AGAIN FIRE WARNING LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED WHEN MAINT ARRIVED. AGAIN A DETAILED INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND NO DEFECTS FOUND. MAINT AGAIN CLEANED ALL DETECTORS AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. NO ADDITIONAL FIRE WARNING HAS OCCURRED ON PROCEEDING FLIGHTS.

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