Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
February 7, 2020
Submitted
February 11, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N680AX
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC680
Aircraft time
17,798 hours, 41,025 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
2789000159
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
AP
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

THE CREW EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT FIRE INDICATION WARNING LIGHT FOR THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE WHILE ON SHORT FINAL. THE CREW LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED THE ISSUE TO ON-SITE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE ISSUE TO A FAULTY FIRE CONTROL PANEL. THE FIRE CONTROL PANEL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.