Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
April 2, 2009
Submitted
April 7, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448AM
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
448
Aircraft time
26,728 hours, 25,551 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nr 2 Nacelle
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AT THE GATE NAC OVHEAT LIGHT ON. AS PER AOM VOL 1 CONDITION LEVER MAX RPW, THEN ENGINE FIRE NR 2 LIGHT ON. FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CHECK LIST (ENGINE FIRE) CONDITION LEVER FUEL SHUT OFF. PULLED FIRE HANDLE, LIGHT OUT. INSPECTED NR 2 ENGINE AND NACELLE. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE FOUND. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF NR 2 ENG FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IAW ATR 72 JIC 26-12-00. OPT CK GOOD ALSO GROUND RUN NR 2 ENG FOR 30 MINUTES IAW JIC NR 72-00-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. SUSPECT 40 KTS TAIL WIND CAUSE THE PROBLEM.

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