Service difficulty report · Fire Switch · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date
February 14, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N957AE
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3201
Aircraft serial
957
Part
Fire Switch
Part number
2TP17
Condition
Defective
Location
Instr Panel
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLIGHT NR 5084 (SBP/LAX) PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER 30 MINUTES OF FLIGHT AT 11,000 FEET THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS INDICATED NORMAL. NO FIRE WAS PRESENT. MAINTENANCE INPECTED THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE SENSOR AND FOUND NO FAULTS. WHILE TESTING THE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT TEST SWITCH TO BE STICKY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING TEST SWITCH. ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.