Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 737400

Difficulty date
February 19, 2015
Submitted
February 19, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N639CS
Make and model
Boeing 737400
Aircraft serial
26073
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
Activated
Location
Apu
Part time
142 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH . THE APU WAS STARTED. AFTER PASSING THE FAF WITH THE LANDING CHECKLIST COMPLETE, THE MASTER FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND FIRE BELL ACTIVATED. PILOT ANNOUNCED THE APU FIRE HANDLE WAS ILLUMINATED. PULLED THE FIRE HANDLE. A SHORT PAUSE AFTER THE HANDLE BEING PULLED, LIGHT IN THE HANDLE WAS STILL ILLUMINATED,

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