Tindi DHC7 near Yellowknife on Jul 4th 2015, engine fire indication

Last Update: July 15, 2015 / 21:40:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 4, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine fire indication

Airline
Air Tindi

Flight number
DA-802

Departure
Lupin, Canada

Destination
Yellowknife, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FWZV

Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-7 Dash 7

ICAO Type Designator
DHC7

An Air Tindi de Havilland Dash DHC-7, registration C-FWZV performing flight DA-802 from Lupin,NU to Yellowknife,NT (Canada), was enroute when the crew received a #3 engine (PT6A, inboard right) fire indication, a visual check did not identify any evidence of an engine fire. The crew elected to perform the engine fire drill nonetheless and shut the engine down, the fire indication ceased after the engine was shut down. A few minutes later the fire indication activated again, both fire bottles were discharged, the engine fire indication became intermittent for the remainder of the flight, the aircraft landed safely in Yellowknife.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance found the fire loop crossed.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-FWZV
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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TCDS Ident. No.
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Manufacturer
Dehavilland
Aircraft Model / Type
DHC-7-103
ICAO Aircraft Type
DHC7
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Main Owner
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Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.

Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 4, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine fire indication

Airline
Air Tindi

Flight number
DA-802

Departure
Lupin, Canada

Destination
Yellowknife, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FWZV

Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-7 Dash 7

ICAO Type Designator
DHC7

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