Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
October 29, 2010
Submitted
November 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
355
Aircraft time
32,357 hours, 35,439 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Engine time
29,612 hours, 27,336 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
Part time
5,218 hours, 662 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

WHEN WAITING TO PARK ACFT, NR 1 ENGINE FIRE. DISCHARGED AGENT 1 AND FIRE WENT OUT, WIND WAS 110 AT 3 KNOTS. "DECLARED EMERGENCY" R & R FIRE BOTTLE IAW JIC 26-21-71-RAI 10000 AND CARTRIDGE IAW JC EX-262172-RAI-10000. OPS CHECK GOOD. CLEANED AND INSPECTED ENG NR 1 FOR EVIDENCE OF FIRE. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE NOTED IAW MM 05-50-00. PERFORMED ENG NR 1 LOOP TEST, SQUIB TEST AND FIRE DETECTION TEST IAW JIC 26-12-00, OPT 10000. OPS CHECKED GOOD. (W/C EX-262100-OPT 10000).

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