Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
February 15, 2012
Submitted
April 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453A
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
363
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
8701032
Condition
False Activation
Part time
1,105 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

WHILE FLYING FROM AIRPORT TO AIRPORT, CRUISING AT FLIGHT LEVEL 240, RECEIVED A NR 2 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION. AFTER COMPLETING THE MEMORY ITEMS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. CHECKLISTS COMPLETED, NR 2 ENGINE STILL INDICATING AN ENGINE FIRE. AFTER LANDING SAFELY, FIRE TEAM SAID THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR INDICATION OF A FIRE ON THE RT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE. AFTER A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE NR 2 ENGINE, NO INDICATION OF A FIRE. FIRE DETECTION UNIT REPLACED.