Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
March 14, 2001
Submitted
March 14, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N268FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
21674
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING FLT (APU OFF) RED FIRE LIGHT IN APU FIRE HANDLE CAME ON. UPON ENTRY INTO E&E COMP. FOUND AREA EXTREMELY WET. REMOVED APU FIRE DET OPS PWR UNIT, CLEANED AND DRIED AND REINSTALLED. TEST SYS ALL CK GOOD. NO LIGHTS CAME ON REF B727-200 WDM.