Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
September 4, 2015
Submitted
September 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918TC
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
918
Aircraft time
10,720 hours, 10,510 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A42A
Engine time
10,536 hours, 9,561 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
302158
Part serial
86380
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
10,720 hours, 10,510 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED A RT ENG FIRE LIGHT AT FLIGHT LEVEL 250. THE LIGHT INITIALLY ILLUMINATED FOR NO MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS THEN EXTINGUISHED. THE MASTER WARNING WAS CLEARED & THEN THE LIGHT RE-ILLUMINATED 10 TO 15 SECONDS LATER & REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN & SECURE THE ENG. OBSERVATION OF BOTH ENG INSTRUMENTS PRIOR TO SHUT DOWN & OBSERVATION OF THE ENG SHOWED NO INDICATION OF AN ACTUAL FIRE. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THE UPPER INBD FLAME DETECT SENSOR TO BE FAULTY.