Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Boeing 7272S2F

Difficulty date
August 2, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N215FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272S2F
Aircraft serial
22936
Part
Fire Bottle
Condition
Discharged
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, H

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

What was found

GDL - APU LEFT ON THROUGH T/O AND CLIMBOUT, FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL AT APPROX FL 190 TO 200. FIRE HANDLE PULLED, LIGHT WENT OUT IMMEDIATELY AND BOTTLE DISCHARGED. ALL PROCEDURES IN RED TAB'S COMPLIED WITH, FIRE WARNING CIRCUIT TESTEDAND CHECKED GOOD. APU LIGHT WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME OF FIREINDICATION DUE TO AUTO SHUTDOWN. COULD NOT RUN APU DUE TO FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED, AND BOTTLE NOT IN STOCK AT GDL STATION. DEFERRED APU FIRE PROTECTION/DETECTION SYSTEM PER MEL 26-11 (A)(M) APU NOT TO BE USED UNTIL FIRE BOTTLE REPLACEMENT. CHANGED APU FIRE BOTTLES AS PER MM 26-23-1 PG 401.

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