Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
September 22, 2017
Submitted
September 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N800FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
336
Aircraft time
36,919 hours, 39,250 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Fire Loop
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

WHILE ON APPROACH, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ANNUNCIATED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A DVI OF THE FIRE-DETECTION SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED, AND THE SENDING ELEMENTS WERE CHECKED FOR RESISTANCE AND CLEANED. THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE-DETECTION CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED, OPS CHECKED GOOD, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.