Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Beech B200T

Difficulty date
December 11, 2012
Submitted
December 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546LM
Make and model
Beech B200T
Aircraft serial
BB1235
Aircraft time
6,986 hours, 6,527 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A42A
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lt Nacelle
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THERE WAS A FIRE WARNING LIGHT ON THE LT ENGINE. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. ALL GAUGES WERE IN THE GREEN AND THERE WAS NO VISIBLE INDICATIONS OF SMOKE OR FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CREW ELECTED NOT TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND ACFT LANDED. THE LT ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND ALL COMPONENTS OF FIRE DETECTION SYS WERE TESTED. ENGINE RUNS WERE PERFORMED. ALL OPS AND SYS TESTS WERE NORMAL. NO FAULTS WERE FOUND. ALL POST MX ENGINE RUNS WERE NORMAL.

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