Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Beech B99

Difficulty date
February 11, 2022
Submitted
February 17, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech B99
Aircraft serial
U39
Aircraft time
32,023 hours, 20,558 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
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

IN CRUISE HAD FIRE T HANDLE LIT UP. WAITED 15-20 SECONDS TO BE SURE HANDLE WAS ON. SECURED ITEMS THEN CHECKLIST. SECURED ENGINE, CONTINUES TO BUTTE (WAS OVER HIA). CALLED CENTER AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, TAXIED CLEAR OR ALL RUNWAYS, WAS TOWED INTO HANGAR. CALLED CP. FLIGHT LINE MECHANICS INSPECTED ENGINE, SIGNED OFF NO ISSUES. RETURNED TO BILLINGS WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED FOR ANY INDICATION OF FIRE NOTHING INDICATING INSIDE COWLING. OPS CHECKED ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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