Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Agusta A109A

Difficulty date
January 9, 2010
Submitted
January 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N21RX
Make and model
Agusta A109A
Aircraft serial
7131
Aircraft time
9,010 hours
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
3001384501170C36
Condition
False Indication
Location
Zone 200
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

ON 01/09/10 AT APPROX 0023 HOURS, WAS NOTIFIED OF A RETURNED BACK TO DEPARTURE FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO A WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATION INDICATING A FIRE ON-BOARD. ACCORDING TO REACH 7 PILOT, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE. REACH 7 DEPARTED AT APPROX 0017 AND ARRIVED BACK AT APPROX 0018. IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED MAOC, AS WELL AS BASE MECHANIC. AT APPROX 0029 HOURS, AOC AND CCM WERE NOTIFIED OF THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. NO OTHER RESOURCES WERE USED OR NEEDED. THE REPORTING MECHANIC INSTALLED A NEW FIRE LOOP OVERHEAT PROTECTOR, PN 3001-38- 4501/170C-3.6M, SN 92945, IAW MM, CHAPTER 26-10-00. THE MECHANIC REPOSITIONED THE FIRE LOOP IAW MM, ENTERED THE C/A IN THE ACFT ENGINEERING REPORT, AND RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE.

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