What was found
RECEIVED APU FIRE WARNING IN FLIGHT. FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. FOUND OVERHEAT DETECTOR LOOP IN TAILPIPE SHORTED TO GROUND. REPLACED LOOP DETECTOR AND CONNECTOR. CHECKS OK.
- Difficulty date
- February 13, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737291
- Aircraft serial
- 21545
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D9A
- System (JASC)
- 2612 · Fire Detection
- Part
- Detector
- Part number
- 896768
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- A, F
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.