Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
March 6, 2021
Submitted
March 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911ER
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0764
Aircraft time
7,945 hours, 24,572 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
311933601
Part serial
UNK
Condition
False Activation
Location
Engine Compartme
Part time
7,945 hours, 24,572 cycles
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

PILOT REPORTED AURAL WARNING IN HELMET. NO OTHER INDICATIONS ON ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT PANELS OR WARNING UNITS. THIS AURAL WARNING IS SIMILAR TO THE FIRE WARNING "GONG" HEARD WHEN COMPLETING THE SELF TEST DURING PREFLIGHT CHECKS. TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED AURAL WARNING DURING FUNCTIONAL CHECK. REMOVED AND REPLACED FAULTY DETECTOR AS REQUIRED. RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER FUNCTION CHECKS COMPLETED.

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