Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
August 5, 2012
Submitted
August 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N253LF
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
7158
Aircraft time
227 hours, 805 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
227 hours, 552 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
H2431
Part serial
BD7961
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nacelle
Part time
227 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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 PRESTART CHECK, FIRE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. PRESTART CHECKLIST WAS ABORTED AND MX WAS CALLED. MX TROUBLESHOT THE SWITCH AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. THEY THEN REPLACED ALL 3 FIRE DETECTORS. THE FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT. NO FURTHER ISSUES OR DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED.