SDR 2025F00136

Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Emb EMB135BJ

Difficulty date
May 23, 2025
Submitted
May 28, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N809TD
Make and model
Emb EMB135BJ
Aircraft serial
14500809
Aircraft time
11,159 hours, 6,042 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
3601135470200C35
Condition
Out Of Range
Location
Zone 200
Part time
11,159 hours, 6,042 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

APU FIRE INDICATION IN FLIGHT @ AROUND 13K APU SOV PUSHED IN APU EXT BOTTLE PUSHED, CREW RESPONDED QUICKLY AND CORRECTLY VIA MEMORY ITEMS AND QRH UTILIZING THE FIRE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD, GVI WAS PERFORMED PER AMM 05 INSPECTIONS, NO INDICATIONS OF ANY FIRE WERE FOUND. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING OF SYSTEM WITH FIM 26-12-00 FOUND THAT THE APU FIRE DETECTOR FAILED RESISTANCE CHECK CAUSING THE FALSE WARNING AND INDICATION. APU FIRE BOTTLE AND CARTRIDGE REPLACED.

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