What was found
APU FIRE BELL & HANDLE ILLUMINATE DURING TEST. APU FIRE DETECTOR FOUND FAULTY. REPLACED APU TAILPIPE OVERHEAT FIRE LOOP. APU FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 2008
- Submitted
- November 3, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N339UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24243
- Aircraft time
- 57,908 hours, 32,599 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM563C1
- System (JASC)
- 2612 · Fire Detection
- Part
- Fire Loop
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Apu Tailpipe
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.