Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
July 28, 2003
Submitted
July 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4050
Aircraft time
4,399 hours, 5,063 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FCA- ON FLIGHT 2271 NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ON GROUND. PULLED 'T' HANDLE AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN. DID NOT FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THERE WAS NO VISABLE SIGN OF A FIRE. FIRE WARNING WENT OUT AFTER 'T' HANDLE WAS PULLED. INSPECTED ENGINE NACELLE, NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. TESTED NACELLE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IAW Q400 AMM 26-005 TASK 26-11-00-710-801. NO PARTS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.