Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Beech 99

Difficulty date
September 30, 2020
Submitted
September 30, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N199CZ
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U30
Aircraft time
42,536 hours, 76,340 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Engine time
11,540 hours, 10,566 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
30207
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nr 1 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

IN FLIGHT, PILOT RECEIVED FIRE INDICATION ON ENGINE NR 1 WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS PRESENT AND WARNING EXTINGUISHED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT WAS FACING RISING SUN, IT IS BELIEVED THE FALSE WARNING MAY HAVE BEEN TRIGGERED BY SUNLIGHT ENTERING THE ENGINE COWLING AND ACTIVATING THE PHOTO CELL FOR THE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM. SYSTEM CHECKED AND FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. NO ABNORMALITIES IN THE SYSTEM WERE FOUND.

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