Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
July 18, 2008
Submitted
July 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45811
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING CRUISE, THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL CAME ON. THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE BELL STOPPED RINGING. THE CREW TESTED THE SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE SYSTEM AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN, AFTER ONE HOUR MORE OF FLIGHT TIME THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BELL SOUNDED, THE CREW DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. (K)

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