Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Beech C99

Difficulty date
September 17, 2019
Submitted
September 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N206AV
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U206
Aircraft time
36,888 hours, 50,678 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
302158
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Engine
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

PILOT DISCREPANCY, ENROUTE FROM KPDX TO KEUG DURING CRUISE FLIGHT A 9000’ MSL WHILE FLYING THROUGH LIGHT RAIN THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT DID NOT SEE ANY EVIDENCE OF AN ENGINE FIRE FROM THE LEFT ENGINE, THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED PAST 20 SECONDS. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY IN FLIGHT SHUT DOWN OF THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT LANDED AT KEUG WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION - ADDING CORRECTIVE ACTION TO ORIGINAL SUBMISSION. PDX MX CORRECTIVE ACTION MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LEFT ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE. PERFORMED A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE LEFT FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM AND FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE UPPER AFT FIRE DETECTOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED INOPERATIVE FIRE DETECTOR AND PERFORMED THE GROUND FUNCTIONAL TEST, OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.

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