Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Beech A200

Difficulty date
July 13, 2012
Submitted
August 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636B
Make and model
Beech A200
Aircraft serial
BC61
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
302158
Part serial
4203
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR T-HANDLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND NO SMOKE WAS NOTICED. PULLED AND RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. MADE NORMAL SHUTDOWN. MX OPENED COWLS AND NO SIGN OF ANY FIRE WAS NOTICED, PERFORMED OPS CHECK WITH COCKPIT TEST SWITCH AND ALL DETECTORS WERE FUNCTIONING NORMAL. ENGINES RUN UP AND NO FURTHER FALSE WARNINGS. THE NEXT DAY THE LT ENGINE NR 1 FIRE DETECTOR FAILED TO TEST. REPLACED WITH NEW DETECTOR AND OPS CHECKED WITH LIGHT AND COCKPIT SWITCH.

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