Service difficulty report · Connector · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
December 22, 2012
Submitted
January 2, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N147LM
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
4475
Aircraft time
1,577 hours, 4,839 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
1,577 hours, 3,034 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Fire Detector
Part time
1,577 hours, 4,839 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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 ENGINE STARTING CHECKS, ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHUTDOWN ACFT, NO SIGN OF FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ENGINE FIRE LIGHT REMAINED ILUMMINATED. INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE ACCESSIBLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR IN THE FIRE DECTECTION SYSTEM. AFTER CLEANING, RECONNECTED THE CONNECTOR PLUG TO ENGINE DECK. FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. PERFORMED A FIFTEEN MINUTE GROUND RUN AND FUNCTION TEST OF THE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.