Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Beech C99

Difficulty date
August 14, 2014
Submitted
August 18, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N235AV
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U235
Aircraft time
24,348 hours, 36,797 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
302158
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Engine
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 CLIMB OUT PILOT NOTICED RT ENG T HANDLE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT PERFORMED EMER CHECKLIST ITEMS & DECIDED TO RETURN. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED FAULTY LOWER AFT FLAME DETECTOR. R & R FLAME DETECTOR. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF RT ENG FLAME DETECTOR WAS NORMAL.

More about the Beech C-99