Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
June 15, 2022
Submitted
June 16, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655DV
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
1057
Aircraft time
3,973 hours, 13,301 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
17343162500
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Engine Compartme
Part time
4,827 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING SAFELY WITH A PATIENT ON BOARD. PATIENT TRANSFERRED BY GROUND. #1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. MECHANIC TROUBLESHOT THE FIRE DETECTOR SYSTEM ON THE ACFT AND SYSTEMS PASSED PER THE AMM CHAPTERS OF 26-10. ACFT REPOSITIONED TO BASE AND FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE AFT PROBE FAILED 5 OF 8 TEST AND PRODUCED A FIRE INDICATION AT A LOWER TEMPERATURE AS PER THE AMM CHAPTER. REPLACED AFT FIRE PROBE.

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