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Small aircraft cargo aircraft returned to service with a bypassed fire detector in right hand engine. Signed off in logbook with maintenance release signed by mechanic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 251203 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199309 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : amw |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 251203 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft experienced an in-flight fire indication on right hand engine. The engine was shut down. Flight crew landed aircraft. Mechanic was dispatched. Mechanic found a failed fire detector. Air carrier instructed him to bypass detector and sign it off. He did so and released aircraft for return to service, creating an improperly released aircraft and a falsification of records.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA CARGO ACFT RETURNED TO SVC WITH A BYPASSED FIRE DETECTOR IN R HAND ENG. SIGNED OFF IN LOGBOOK WITH MAINT RELEASE SIGNED BY MECH.
Narrative: ACFT EXPERIENCED AN INFLT FIRE INDICATION ON R HAND ENG. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. FLC LANDED ACFT. MECH WAS DISPATCHED. MECH FOUND A FAILED FIRE DETECTOR. ACR INSTRUCTED HIM TO BYPASS DETECTOR AND SIGN IT OFF. HE DID SO AND RELEASED ACFT FOR RETURN TO SVC, CREATING AN IMPROPERLY RELEASED ACFT AND A FALSIFICATION OF RECORDS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.