Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Beech B200

Difficulty date
April 11, 2020
Submitted
April 27, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N241PH
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1182
Aircraft time
10,398 hours, 13,067 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
302158
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB THE L ENG FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO 4A9 ON A PRECAUTION DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO VERIFY IF THE ENG WAS ON FIRE. AFTER INSPECTION AND GROUND TEST IT WAS DETERMINED THE SYSTEM WAS WORKING CORRECTLY AND THAT THE L ENG FIRE LIGHT WAS PROBABLY CAUSED FROM THE SUNLIGHT ENTERING THE COWLING.

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