Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Urocop EC130T2

Difficulty date
September 19, 2015
Submitted
September 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130T2
Aircraft serial
7735
Aircraft time
142 hours, 510 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2D
Engine time
142 hours, 510 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
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 HAD JUST COMPLETED A FLIGHT & LANDED AT RECEIVING HOSPITAL, NORMAL SHUTDOWN & UNLOADED PATIENT. THE PILOT THEN POWERED UP THE ACFT TO CRANK FOR THE RETURN FLIGHT TO BASE & WHEN BATTERY POWER WAS APPLIED NOTICED THAT THE ENG FIRE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. CHECKED ENG TEMP & OPENED ENG COWL. TOOK ACFT OOS & CALLED MECHANIC ON CALL. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED BATTERY POWER AGAIN TO CHECK CYCLES WITH NO FIRE LIGHT INDICATED. MECHANIC ARRIVED & ENGAGED ACFT BATTERY SWITCH WITH NO ENG FIRE INDICATION NOTED. INSPECTED ENG FIRE DETECTORS & WIRING, NO DEFECTS NOTED. POWERED UP ACFT BATTERY AGAIN, CHECKED ENG FIRE SYS IAW FLM, NO DEFECTS NOTED. GND RUN ACFT & SHUTDOWN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT RTS.

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