Service difficulty report · Terminal · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
December 13, 2012
Submitted
December 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426MA
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC645
Aircraft time
28,023 hours, 32,341 cycles
Part
Terminal
Condition
Dirty
Location
Fire Detection
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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KPRC THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT NOTICED THE LIGHT WAS VERY DIM, NOT AS BRIGHT AS THE NORMAL DIM SETTING. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. DUE TO BOTH THE MAIN ANNUNCIATOR FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER ANNUNCIATOR WARNING LIGHT BOTH GIVING A FIRE WARNING INDICATION THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO KPRC AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LEFT ENGINE AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE. THE INDIVIDUAL FIRE DETECTION SENSORS WERE INSPECTED AND THE TERMINALS WERE CLEANED AND REINSTALLED. THE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL CHECKED OK. THERE WERE NO DISCREPANCIES REPORTED ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS.