Service difficulty report · Connector · Bolkms BK117A4

Difficulty date
December 15, 2008
Submitted
December 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117NG
Make and model
Bolkms BK117A4
Aircraft serial
7083
Aircraft time
9,861 hours, 37,943 cycles
Engine
Lyc LTS101650B1
Engine time
10,693 hours, 28,724 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENGINES WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. FLIGHT NURSE AND PILOT NOTICED A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL. DISCHARGED THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE INTO THE NR 2 ENGINE. THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. DISCHARGED THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE INTO THE NR 2 ENGINE. THE PILOT TURNED TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT KSFQ, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH APPROACH AND LANDED UNEVENTFUL. EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN AND EVACUATION WAS UNEVENTFUL. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION DID NOT INDICATE ANY FIRE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. INSPECTION OF ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL SIGNS OF FIRE OR OVERHEATING. PERFORMED FIRE INDICATING FUNCTIONAL CHECKS IAW MM 706-3. REPLACED FIRE EXTINGUSHER BOTTLES AND SQUIBS IAW MM 706-4 AND 706-6. CLEANED DECK CONNECTIONS, INSPECTED FIRE EXTINGUSHING SYSTEM IAW MM 706-4. GROUND RAN AND HOVERED ACFT FOR 25 MINUTES. COULD NOT DUPLICATE FIRE LIGHT.