Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Agusta AB139

Difficulty date
September 23, 2008
Submitted
April 8, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N139EH
Make and model
Agusta AB139
Aircraft serial
31027
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN LEVEL FLIGHT WHILE CONDUCTING A PT91 FERRY FLIGHT A NR 1 ENGINE FIRE CAS MESSAGE AND AURAL WARNING OCCURED WITHIN 30 SECONDS THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE CAS MESSAGE AND AURAL WARNING SOUNDED THERE WAS NO OTHER INDICATION OF A FIRE THE ECL'S FIRE BOTTLE SELECTORS OR THE PMS FIRE LIGHT WERE NOT ILUMINATED THE FIRE COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED SHORTLY AFTER A NR1-NR 2 EEC FAILURE CAS MESSAGE OCCURED THERE WAS NO FLUCTUATION OF ENGINE PARAMETERS ON THE ENGINE POWERPLANT PAGE PILOTS DECENDED TO MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE AND LANDED AT BASE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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