Service difficulty report · Test Switch · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
April 4, 2015
Submitted
April 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N348AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7248
Aircraft time
1,281 hours, 5,604 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
1,281 hours, 5,604 cycles
Part
Test Switch
Part number
5279
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fire Warning
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED A FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATION WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE BASE. LANDED THE ACFT & VERIFIED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE IN ENG BAY AREA. THE MECHANIC ALSO VERIFIED THE PILOTS FINDINGS. CYCLED THE FIRE TEST SWITCH NUMEROUS TIMES & FOUND THAT THE LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. THE SWITCH WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE DISCREPANCY. THE FIRE TEST SWITCH WAS THEN R & R. THE ACFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO SERVICE, FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECKOUT.

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