SDR 96ZZZM1430

Service difficulty report · Fire Loop Conn · Boeing 7372L9

Difficulty date
September 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N464AT
Make and model
Boeing 7372L9
Aircraft serial
21278
Part
Fire Loop Conn
Part number
87823802
Condition
Dirty
Location
E/E Comp
Stage of operation
LD
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

DURING LANDING CHECK AFTER ARRIVAL IN OMA, FLT 800, HAD APU FIRE WARNING INDICATION (AUDIBLE AND VISUAL) DURING APU START. APU SHUTDOWN AUTOMATICALLY. CREW PULLED FIRE WARNING SWITCH AND AGENT WAS DISCHARGED. UPON ARRIVAL AT GATE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN INSPECTION OF THE APU COMPARTMENT AND TAILPIPE AREA. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS FOUND. MECHANICS MEL'D APU AND FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. AIR TRAM MAINTENANCE CLEANED FIRE LOOP CONNECTORS D1876 AND 1878. REPLACED FIRE LOOP CONNECTORS D984, D982, D1446 AND 1448. REPLACED FIRE DETECTION UNIT. POST MX RUN OF APU WAS NORMAL. (M)

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