Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
April 13, 2013
Submitted
April 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N257AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
7203
Aircraft time
590 hours, 1,090 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
590 hours, 836 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT THE PILOT RECEIVED AN AUDIBLE GONG INDICATION. APPROX 10 SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE CAUTION WARNING PANEL. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT OBSERVED THAT ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE WITHIN NORMAL OPERATING PARAMATERS. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY INITIATED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. ON SHORT FINAL PRIOR TO LANDING, THE ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATOR ON THE CAUTION WARNING PANEL EXTINGUISHED. ENGINE FIRE DETECTION AND INDICATING SYS WERE INSPECTED. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED AT THIS TIME. PERFORMED ENGINE GROUND RUN. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE WITHIN NORMAL OPERATING PARAMATERS. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. OPS CHECKED. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED AT THIS TIME. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.