Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Beech B99

Difficulty date
October 24, 2013
Submitted
October 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N21FW
Make and model
Beech B99
Aircraft serial
U117
Aircraft time
50,464 hours, 69,301 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Fire Handle
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

DURING CLIMBOUT, NR 2 FIRE LIGHT IN TEE HANDLE ILLUMINATED, LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER COMPLETION OF ENGINE FIRE WARNING IN FLIGHT CHECKLIST, TROUBLESHOOTING. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN IAW SOP AND CHECKLIST. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. EMERGENCY SERVICES ARRIVED AT THE ACFT AND COULD SEE ANY SIGN OF FIRE, THE FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER TEE HANDLE WAS PULLED. MAINTENANCE CREW INSPECTED ENGINE NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS FOUND, FIRE DETECTION SYS WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND SPOT DETECTORS DIRTY. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND FUNCTIONAL CHECK FIRE LOOP SYS, NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND.

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