Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
April 15, 2003
Submitted
April 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21532
Aircraft time
36,815 hours, 23,734 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
65249203
Part serial
M00267
Condition
False Indication
Location
E&E Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL 190 AND CLIMBING (310 KIAS) THE FIRE WARNING BELL & MASTER FIRE LIGHT WENT OFF CONTINUOUSLY WITH NO OTHER INDICATIONS. THE BELL WOULD ONLY SILENCE WHEN ANY SILENCING BUTTON WAS HELD IN. BELL AND LIGHT WENT OUT ON DESCENT, CAME BACK ON AS AIRCRAFT BLOCKED IN. BELL AND LIGHT WERE STILL ON UPON ACFT ARRIVAL, CONNECTED EXTERNAL PWR, DURING DEBRIEF WITH CREW, EXTERNAL PWR DROPPED OFF-STARTED APU, APPLIED PWR AND THE BELL AND LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON. COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO DUPLICATE. T/S TO FIRE AND OVERHEAT DETECT OR ACCESSORY BOX IN E/E. REMOVED AND REPLACED FIRE DETECTOR BOX PER SMP'S. FIRE SYSTEM TEST NORMAL PER JRH CHAPTER 5 .

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