Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Beech 99

Difficulty date
April 19, 2005
Submitted
May 3, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14MV
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U59
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
30215
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
40,311 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

FIRE DETECTOR GAVE A FALSE FIRE WARNING IN FLIGHT. MOISTURE WAS PROBABLE CAUSE. AFTER TAXI, THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHES. NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE SYSTEM. (K)

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