Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
December 10, 2007
Submitted
December 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308AE
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
309
Aircraft time
27,146 hours, 30,684 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Indication
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 5 MINS AFTER STARTING ENG NR 1, AN ENG NR 1 FIRE INDICATION ON CAP, CONDITION LEVER NR 1 AND FIRE HANDLE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED. SPECIAL DVI AFTER ENGINE FIRE WAS PERFORMED IAW JIC NR 70-00-00 SDI 10000. RE-CHECKED WIRES AND TESTED LT ENGINE LP VALVE SEVERAL TIMES WITH NR 1 FIRE HANDLE IAW JIC NR 28-24-00 AND FOUND WORKING PROPERLY. GROUND RUN-UP PERFORMED IAW JIC NR 72-00-00 AND FOUND SATISFACTORY. ANALYZED AS A FALSE FIRE INDICATION. POSSIBLE HEAVY TAIL WIND WHILE TAXIING.

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