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.

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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.