Service difficulty report · Amplifier · Beech C99

Difficulty date
October 28, 2020
Submitted
October 30, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N81820
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U232
Aircraft time
26,521 hours, 39,687 cycles
Part
Amplifier
Part number
303267
Part serial
1752
Condition
False Indication
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT AT ABOUT 300' AGL THE LEFT T-HANDLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT RAN MEMORY ITEMS CHECKLIST COMPLETING CLIMB THROUGH 4500 MSL WITH NO CHANGE AND AT THAT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. CREW COMPLETED THE REST OF THEIR CHECKLISTS FOR LANDING AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 3 WITHOUT INCIDENT. AS CREW PULLED OFF THE RUNWAY, THE T-HANDLE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT FIRE DETECTION CONTROL AMP, IN REFERENCE TO 26-10-00 OF THE BE 99 AMM. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD, GOOD FOR SERVICE. PART IS AN ON CONDITION PART AND HSI IS UNKNOWN.

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