Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
January 6, 2005
Submitted
January 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
25255
Aircraft time
37,372 hours, 27,998 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

APU FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE APU SHUTDOWN. CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF THEY HAD APU FIRE WARNING INDICATION WITH THE APU SHUTDOWN. CREW DISCHARGED APU FIRE BOTTLE. APU FIRE WARNING INDICATION WENT OUT THEN BEGAN TO FLASH AND CAME BACK ON STEADY. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING OF APU FIRE WARNING SYSTEM AND FOUND APU FIRE DETECTOR M334 WITH LOW RESISTANCE. REPLACED DETECTOR M334, APU FIRE BOTTLE. APU FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM TESTED NORMAL.