SDR A8JA0006

Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Gulstm G150

Difficulty date
July 16, 2010
Submitted
July 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722SW
Make and model
Gulstm G150
Aircraft serial
230
Aircraft time
1,343 hours, 1,315 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE73140
Engine time
1,343 hours, 1,315 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
300126310004006
Part serial
207519
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
1,343 hours, 1,315 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AFTER RECEIVING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE, THE CREW POSITIONED THE ACFT FOR TAKEOFF AND INITIATED THE APU SHUTDOWN SEQUENCE IAW THE TAKEOFF CHECKLIST. UPON REACHING TAKEOFF POSITION, THE CREW OBSERVED AN "APU FIRE" MASTER CAUTION AND A TRIPLE CHIME. THE CREW EXITED THE RUNWAY AND "ALL INDICATIONS EXTINGUISHED WITHOUT ANY ACTION." THE CREW INITIATED TAXI BACK TO THE TAXIWAY AND AGAIN RECEIVED THE INDICATION. AT THIS POINT THE CREW TAXIED CLEAR OF ALL RUNWAYS/TAXIWAYS, SHUTDOWN ENGINES AND ELECTRICAL, AND EVACUATED THE PASSENGERS. AFTER VISUAL INSP, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE. THE ACFT WAS REPOSITIONED WITH A FERRY PERMIT DATED 7/16/10 FOR MX. THE MX FACILITY REPLACED A FAULTY APU FIRE DETECTOR, PN: 3001-263-1000/400-6.