SDR MALA040337

Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
April 17, 2004
Submitted
April 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N366PX
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B267
Aircraft time
30,199 hours, 25,541 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
89905202
Part serial
OFF0620
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFTER ENGINE START, LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING ON CWP AND LEFT FIRE HANDLE ILLUMINATED, ALONG WITH FIRE BELL. LIGHTS AND WARNING WERE ON BRIEFLY, THEN EXTINGUISHED. TESTED THE LEFT FIRE SYSTEM ON TEST PANEL, TEST GOOD. THEN THE FIRE INDICATION OCCURRED AGAIN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED FIRE DETECTOR P/N 899052-02, S/N ON 0840, S/N OFF 0620, AND WEU P/N 006W00, S/N ON 1581, S/N OFF 1623, IAW AMM 31-50-05 AND 26-11-10. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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