Service difficulty report · Unknown · Skrsky S76C

Difficulty date
August 27, 2023
Submitted
August 28, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N760BG
Make and model
Skrsky S76C
Aircraft serial
760733
Aircraft time
5,384 hours, 8,749 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2S2
Engine time
7,010 hours, 6,812 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, J
Precautionary procedure
E, F

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

What was found

HOLDING SOUTH OF 92LA AT 500' AGL FOR COMPANY TO CLEAR HOSPITAL HELIPAD, #2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING TONE SOUNDED, #2 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND #2 FIRE T-HANDLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER ASSESSING THE SITUATION, CREW DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN #2 ENGINE. #2 ENG. T-HANDLE WAS IDENTIFIED AND PULLED FULL AFT AND #2 ENGINE CONFIRMED TO BE SHUTTING DOWN. WE PAUSED OUR ACTIONS HERE TO OBSERVE THE TRANSITION TO OEI FLIGHT AND LIGHTS & TONE STOPPED FOR A BRIEF PERIOD AFTER #2 ENG. WAS SHUT DOWN. LIGHTS & TONE THEN RETURNED, AND A DECISION WAS MADE TO DEPLOY THE MAIN FIRE EXTINGUISHER. WE THEN PAUSED TO EVALUATE THE RESULT OF THE MAIN FIRE EXTINGUISHER ACTIVATION AND LIGHTS & TONE WERE STOPPED FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. LIGHTS & TONE RETURNED AGAIN, AND A DECISION WAS MADE TO DEPLOY THE RESERVE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. WE THEN PAUSED TO ASSESS THE SITUATION AND LIGHTS & TONE AGAIN STOPPED FOR A BRIEF PERIOD BUT THEN RESUMED PRIOR TO LANDING. IN ALL INSTANCES, TONES & LIGHTS WERE CONTINUOUS AND NOT FLICKERING. AFTER LANDING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FIRE, AND IT WAS A WARNING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION ONLY. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION OF CAUSE OF WARNING MALFUNCTION IS ONGOING. POST FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ACTIVATION MAINTENANCE IAW EMM & AMM IS IN PROGRESS.