Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
September 11, 2008
Submitted
September 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28813
Aircraft time
36,796 hours, 4,424 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fire Detector
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APU FIRE WARNING INDICATION. RTFL. CREW SAID THAT AT TOP OF CRUISE APPROX 1HR 30 MIN INTO FLT THEY HEARD CLICKING FROM THE FIRE PANE L FOLLOWED BY APU FIRE MSG AND AND HANDLE LITE, FIRED BOTTLE, LITE WENT OUT BUT CLICKING FROM PANEL CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES BEFORE STOPPING. LANDING WEIGHT WAS 929.7 AND FUEL ON BOARD WAS 142.1 AT THE GATE. FOUND WIRES CHAFING UNDER CLAMP IN APU COMPARTMENT FOR T1814 'A' LOOP. REPLACED W720-451- 18 AND W720-452-18 PER WDM 26-15-11. TEST NORMAL. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE NOTED.