Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
March 1, 2004
Submitted
March 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
345
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON GROUND, WITH PROP IN FEATHER POSITION, THE LT ENGINE FIRE INDICATION LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN THE WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. STRONG TAILWIND WAS PRESENT. PERFORMED ENGINE FIRE SYSTEM OPERATION TEST AND FOUND SYSTEM WORKING SATISFACTORY. LOOKS LIKE THE STRONG TAIL WIND WAS THE CONTRIBUTOR FACTOR. (SDR2004015)

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