Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
March 27, 2009
Submitted
May 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Aircraft serial
529
Aircraft time
18,622 hours, 22,187 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW127F
Engine time
16,206 hours, 18,777 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Rt Nacelle
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, E

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

What was found

DURING TAXI WITH ACFT PARKED WAITING FOR TAKEOFF CLEARANCE RT ENGINE NACELLE OVERHEAT CAME ON. FIRE EXTINGUISHER USED, ONLY ONE SHOT. PERFORMED GVI OF RT ENGINE FOR FIRE AND NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF ENGINE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IAW ATR JIC NR 26-12-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE IAW W/C EX NR 26-21-71-RAI-10000 AND REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE CARTRIDGE IAW JIC NR 26-21-72.

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