Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
January 19, 2008
Submitted
April 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N149SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1077
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Part
Control Panel
Part number
80909095007
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fire Control
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON APPROACH, THE FLIGHT CREW GOT INDICATION VIA THE FIRE CONTROL PANEL OF A NR (1) ENGINE FIRE. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. AFTER THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND THE AC LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF AN ENGINE FIRE AND CONCLUDED THERE WAS AN INDICATION PROBLEM. AFTER SEVERAL ENGINE RUNS AND TEST FLIGHT MAINT WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FIRE INDICATION. AFTER CHECKING THE FIRE LOOP AND WIRING IT WAS DETERMINED THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE WAS THE FIRE WARNING PANEL IN THE COCKPIT. THE FIRE WARNING PANEL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. (K)