Service difficulty report · Lamp · Bolkms BK117B2

Difficulty date
May 22, 2012
Submitted
May 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N880SL
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B2
Aircraft serial
7130
Aircraft time
11,641 hours
Part
Lamp
Part number
2313270001
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fire Warning
Component
Warning Light
Component part number
1179404903
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 2 FIRE LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. APPROX 15 MINUTES INTO A NIGHT FLIGHT, A DIM, ALMOST BACKLIGHT GLOW CAME ON THE NR 2 FIRE WARNING LIGHT. FIRE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. ALL OTHER ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WERE NORMAL AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. RETURNED TO BASE AND DURING SHUTDOWN THE DIM GLOW OF THE FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN I TURNED THE GENERATORS OFF. MX RESPONDED AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A BAD CONTACT ON 1 OF THE 4 LAMPS INSIDE THE FIRE LIGHT. MX REPLACED THE BULB AND THE ACFT WAS PUT BACK INTO SERVICE.