Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Braero HS125700A

Difficulty date
July 17, 2017
Submitted
July 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26ME
Make and model
Braero HS125700A
Aircraft serial
NA0315
Aircraft time
10,414 hours, 7,004 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
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 WARNING ANNUNCIATOR PANEL ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKE-OFF. (APU WAS OFF AT THIS TIME) CREW FOLLOWED EMERGENCY CHECK LIST AND DISCHARGED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND RETURNED TO FIELD. UPON INSPECTION BY MECHANICS, FOUND NO SIGNS OF ACTUAL FIRE, IT APPEARED TO BE INDICATION ONLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE AND CARTRIDGE WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS. GROUND OPS CHECK OF FIRE WARNING SYSTEM SATISFACTORY. GROUND CREW OPERATED THE APU FOR 30 MINUTES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE APU ON OR OFF.