Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Agusta A109A

Difficulty date
December 31, 2017
Submitted
January 3, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N129AR
Make and model
Agusta A109A
Aircraft serial
11125
Aircraft time
3,785 hours, 10,854 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
300138450170C36M
Part serial
82020
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
AA
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

AIRCRAFT HAD A AMBER "#1 FIRE DET" ON EDU. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE ISSUE FOUND THAT THE #1 FIRE DETECTOR IT SELF FAIL THE CHECKS PERSCRIBED VIA MAINTENANCE MANUAL. PROCEEDED TO CHANGE OUT #1 FIRE DETECTOR AS REQUIRED. WITH AN OPS CHECK THAT WAS GOOD.

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