Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
April 6, 2012
Submitted
April 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N94KC
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB172
Aircraft time
11,399 hours, 12,542 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Engine time
11,324 hours, 13,868 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
302158
Part serial
5185
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, MASTER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE LT AND RT ENGINE FIRE LIGHTS. BOTH ILLUMINATED AT THE EXACT TIME WITHOUT ANY ABNORMALITIES IN ENGINE INSTRUMENTATION. PERFORMED A VISUAL OF BOTH ENGINES WITH NO POSITIVE SIGNS OF FIRE OR SMOKE. CONTINUED TO CHECK ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTATION FOR THE REMAINDER OF FLIGHT, WITHOUT ANY ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. ONCE AT DESTINATION AIRPORT, TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE LOWER AFT FIRE DETECTOR WAS PROBLEM. DETECTOR WAS REPLACED AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.