Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
January 18, 2010
Submitted
January 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N38RX
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0749
Aircraft time
711 hours
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 400
Part time
711 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FIRE WARNING BELL WITH NO CAUTION LIGHT, WARNING LIGHT OR OTHER SECONDARY INDICATIONS. MADE THE DECISION TO ABORT FLIGHT AND PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING BACK AT DEPARTURE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO INDICATION OF ACTUAL FIRE. SUSPECT FAULTY FIRE DETECTION SYS. TROUBLESHOOTING INDICATED A FAULTY TEST ON THE NR 2 SYS. FIRE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE BUT THE AUDIO WAS ABSENT. REPLACED FAULTY INBD RT ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DETECTOR.

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