Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
December 8, 2010
Submitted
December 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562CP
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft serial
562
Aircraft time
20,863 hours, 24,499 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
1734362450
Part serial
1720DA1721DA
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lt Nacelle
Part time
4,258 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

LT FIRE BELL/ LIGHT ACTIVATED ON TAKEOFF. POWER WAS REDUCED AND INDICATION EXTINGUISHED. RETURNED TO BLOCKS. RAN LT ENGINE AT HIGH POWER SETTING FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED. R & R BOTH 450C THERMAL FIRE SENSORS. GROUND TEST OK WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 26-10-00. OPS CHECK FLIGHT SATISFACTORY, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE