Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
August 30, 2012
Submitted
September 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135EC
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0862
Aircraft time
1,750 hours, 6,714 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
Engine time
1,750 hours, 1,966 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
9550170842
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
Part time
1,749 hours, 1,966 cycles
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

ON LANDING ON FINAL LEG TO RETURN TO HOME BASE PILOT INDICATED A FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND DING IN THE HEADSET. INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO FIRE AND CONFIRMED AFTER LANDING. TROUBLESHOOT THE FIRE DETECTION SYS IAW MM AND FOUND ON A FUNCTION TEST THE TURBINE HEAT DETECTOR ACTIVATED AT 350 DEG INSTEAD OF THE RATED 520 DEG. NO OTHER DEFECT WERE FOUND IN SYS. REPLACED DETECTOR WITH NEW, PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST AND GROUND RUNS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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