Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Bolkms BK117A4

Difficulty date
July 17, 2015
Submitted
July 20, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911MZ
Make and model
Bolkms BK117A4
Aircraft serial
7098
Aircraft time
13,018 hours, 50,529 cycles
Engine
Lyc LTS101650B1
Engine time
9,848 hours, 3,899 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
LD
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 NR 2 FIRE WARNING LIGHT WAS GLOWING VERY DIMLY. DID NOT NOTICE THE FIRE LIGHT WAS ON UNTIL THE OTHER COCKPIT LIGHTS WERE DIMMED FOR SHUTDOWN. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE IN THE NR 2 ENG COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE WARNING SYS STILL TESTED PROPERLY & CAME ON FULL BRIGHT WHEN TESTED.