Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
February 18, 2026
Submitted
February 23, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911RX
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
1425
Aircraft time
13,438 hours, 17,510 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A42A
Engine time
11,997 hours, 15,532 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
302158
Part serial
56539
Condition
False Indication
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DETERMINED NO FIRE EXISTED, LANDED AIRCRAFT OAKLAND IAP. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED FIRE DETECTOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING REPLACED THE LOWER NR 1 ENGINE FIREWALL DETECTOR SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TESTS SATISFACTORY.