Service difficulty report · Element · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
February 25, 2007
Submitted
February 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48481
Aircraft time
51,845 hours, 10,243 cycles
Part
Element
Part number
710121
Part serial
21137
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Compartment
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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What was found

APU FIRE ALARM AND LIGHT CAME ON WITH APU FIRE LEVEL 3 ALERT AT 12000 FEET DESCENT ONTO FINAL APPROACH PULLED APU FIRE HANDLE AND DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLE LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER 30 SECONDS BLEED AIR NR 2 AND NR 2 PACK AUTO SHUT DOWN. APU COMPARTMENT INSPECTION REVEALED NO SIGNS OF FIRE OR HOT AIR LEAK. APU WAS NOT RUNNING DURING OCCURRENCE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 2 FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE AND APU FIRE DETECT ELEMENT LOOP B.

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