What was found
DURING TAXI, AN APU FIRE INDICATION APPEARED ON EICAS. APU FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. REPLACED FIRE DETECTOR CARD A-23 FOR LOOP-B, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- May 15, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N664US
- Make and model
- Boeing 747451
- Aircraft serial
- 23819
- System (JASC)
- 2612 · Fire Detection
- Part
- Fire Det Card
- Part number
- 89873202
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- E/E Compt
- Part time
- 25,753 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- F
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.