SDR 96ZZZM1226

Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 737214

Difficulty date
July 5, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460AT
Make and model
Boeing 737214
Aircraft serial
20158
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
894406
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
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

MCO-GSO - FLT 670 - IN FLT, THE APU FIRE WARNING CAME ON (AUDIBLE AND VISUAL). APU WAS NOT IN USE AT TIME. CREW PULLED THE FIRE HANDLE AND DISCHARGED THE FIRE BOTTLE, THE WARNING SYSTEM REMAINED ON. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, EMERGENCY DESCENT MADE. AFTER LANDING, MECH OPENED THE APU ACCESS DOOR AND INSPECTED THE AREA FOR EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR O/H, NONE FOUND. PLACED APU AND APU FIRE DET SYS ON MEL. MECH PERFORMED CLOSE VISUAL INSPECTION OF FIRE LOOP AND FOUND LOOP BENT IN TWO PLACES AND TOUCHING METAL. REPOSITIONED LOOP AND PERFORMED A RESISTANCE CHECK. RESISTANCE CHECK WAS NORMAL. PERFORMED A TEST OF THE APU FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM. ALL TESTS WERE NORMAL. RETURNED APU TO SERVICE.