SDR 0501436638

Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 747251B

Difficulty date
September 9, 2005
Submitted
September 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N638US
Make and model
Boeing 747251B
Aircraft serial
23549
Aircraft time
75,528 hours, 9,912 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Indication
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU B-FIRE DETECTION FAULT LIGHT, AND APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. COM PROCEDURE ACCOMPLISHED. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. LAX COMPLIED WITH MEL. NRT MAINTENANCE REPLACED APU LOWER SENSING ELEMENT 13SEP05. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.