Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Bolkms BK117B2

Difficulty date
October 17, 2017
Submitted
October 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N345K
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B2
Aircraft serial
9635
Aircraft time
207 hours, 827 cycles
Engine time
207 hours, 827 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

HEARD A SINGLE CHIME. 2 MINUTES LATER, THE CHIME RETURNED CONSTANTLY. THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. CHECKED INDICATIONS, STARTED A TURN AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE TURN WAS TO CHECK FOR SMOKE. NO SMOKE. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS THE CHIME STOPPED AND THE LIGHT WHENT OUT. LANDED. ON LANDING, EVACUATED THE CREW AND SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. WALKED AROUND THE AIRCRAFT FOR SIGNS OF FIRE. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF FIRE. MAINTENACE INSPECTED AND FUNCTIONAL TESTED SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS BEING FOUND, ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS HAVE HAD NO ISSUE