Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Beech B200

Difficulty date
February 22, 2016
Submitted
February 23, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546LM
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1235
Aircraft time
8,871 hours, 8,633 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A42A
Engine time
8,783 hours, 8,487 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
302158
Part serial
2365W
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

LOG PAGE WRITE UP IS AS FOLLOWS, RT ENG FIRE LIGHT ON APPROACH & LANDING, STAYED ON AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN. INSPECTED THE ENG FOR ANY SIGNS OF FIRE & FOUND NONE. THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED LIT DURING INSPECTION. FOLLOWING THE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE IN THE AMM CH 26-10-01, WE FOUND THE LOWER FWD OPTICAL FIRE DETECTOR DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER GND SIGNAL. THE PART HAS BEEN ORDERED AT THIS POINT, PN 30-215-8 & SN 2365W. THE DEFECTIVE LOWER FWD OPTICAL FIRE DETECTOR UNIT WAS R & R WITH A NEW UNIT, PN 30-215-8 & SN 6811 ON AML 2124. NEW UNIT CORRECTED THE ISSUE & ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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