Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Beech C99

Difficulty date
September 8, 2014
Submitted
September 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N81820
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U232
Aircraft time
23,501 hours, 36,323 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 16,000 FEET THE PILOT RECEIVED AN ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT T HANDLE INDICATION FOR LT ENG. PERFORMED THE ENG FIRE IN FLIGHT CHECKLIST ITEMS & PERFORMED AN INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF LT ENG. PILOT DECLARED AN EMER & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE, TESTED FIRE DETECTION SYS NO DEFECTS FOUND. COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY.

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