Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Skrsky S76C

Difficulty date
June 12, 2016
Submitted
June 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911PB
Make and model
Skrsky S76C
Aircraft serial
760503
Aircraft time
3,517 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2S1
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
47320501
Part serial
2695
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Engine Compartme
Stage of operation
LD
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

AFTER AIRCRAFT LANDED AND DURING THROTTLE REDUCTION TO IDLE, THE NR 1 ENGINE FLAME DETECTOR FLICKERED ON AND OFF TWICE, APPROXIMATELY 1 SECOND EACH TIME. ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN, AND MAINTENANCE VISUALLY INSPECTED THE ENGINE AREA, NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE WAS NOTED. A COCKPIT TEST OF THE FIRE DETECTION SYS WAS COMPLETED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE FLAME DETECTOR WAS REMOVED, VISUALLY INSPECTED, THE CONNECTOR PLUG AND DETECTOR WERE CLEANED. THE DETECTOR WAS SWAPPED WITH THE NR 2 SIDE TO FURTHER HELP IN TROUBLESHOOTING. A COMPLETE FIRE DETECTION OPS TEST USING THE SIMULATED FIRE TEST BOX WAS CONDUCTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS GROUND RUN AND FLOWN TWICE ALSO WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.