Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
March 5, 2020
Submitted
March 5, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N485EC
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9348
Aircraft time
7,540 hours, 24,044 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Engine time
5,599 hours, 15,331 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
1734362600F
Condition
Corroded
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
7,540 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

3/4/2020 AT 1408 - ON SHORT FINAL TO KOAJ ILS RWY05... THE #2 ENGINE "FIRE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS. NO VISIBLE SMOKE OR SECONDARY INDICATIONS WAS NOTED BY THE CREW. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT THE BASE OF OPERATION WITH SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION CONFIRMED NO FIRE WAS PRESENT. TROUBLESHOOTING BY MAINTENANCE REVEALED TERMINAL CORROSION OF THE FIRE DETECTOR WAS AT FAULT FOR THE FALSE FIRE INDICATION.