Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Tecnam P2012

Difficulty date
January 1, 2025
Submitted
January 6, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945CA
Make and model
Tecnam P2012
Aircraft serial
024US
Aircraft time
2,411 hours, 2,800 cycles
Engine
Lyc TEO540C1A
Engine time
2,406 hours, 2,412 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
21221400270000
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
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

PILOT REPORTED ON APPROACH THE LEFT FIRE CAS MESSAGE APPEARED, THERE WERE NO OTHER FIRE INDICATIONS AND UPON LANDING THE MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND SUSPECTED DAMAGE AT THE FIRE DETECTOR POSITION 1, REPLACED THE FIRE DETECTOR WITH NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.