Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Beech B200

Difficulty date
January 4, 2015
Submitted
January 7, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6728H
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1193
Aircraft time
14,120 hours, 11,476 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A42A
Engine time
13,560 hours, 12,375 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3C
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
302158
Part serial
76309
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
14,120 hours, 11,476 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE ON A MEDEVAC FLIGHT LT ENG FIRE LIGHT CAME ON, THE INDICATIONS VARIED FROM FLICKERING RAPIDLY TO HOLDING STEADY FOR A BIT. LASTED NO MORE THAN 30 SECONDS, PROBABLY LESS, THEN WENT OUT. VISUALLY INSPECTED LT ENG, WHILE FLYING NOTICED NOTHING ABNORMAL, ALL ENG GAUGES & NOISES WERE NORMAL AS WELL. KEPT ENG RUNNING AS WAS NO OTHER INDICATIONS OR REASONS TO BELIEVE AN ENG FIRE. MX INSPECTED LT ENG FOR EVIDENCE OF FIRE, NO DEFECTS FOUND. TROUBLE SHOT LT ENG FIRE WARNING SYS, NO DEFECTS FOUND. INSPECTED SYS WIRING, AMPLIFIERS & SENSORS. REPLACED LT INBD FIRE DETECTOR. OPERATIONS TESTED GOOD ON GND, OPERATIONS TESTED GOOD ENG RUNNING. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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