Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
March 21, 2001
Submitted
April 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1761R
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48551
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, D

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

What was found

DFW - FLT 963 - EN ROUTE DFW-GRU - AT GATE DURING ENGINE START APU COMPRESSOR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES ACCOMPANIED BY APU FIRE WARNING INDICATION. ACCOMPLISHED EMERGENCY PROCEDUES PER CHECKLIST. APU LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED APU FIRE BOTTLE AND SQUIB. ACCOMPLISHED TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE FOUND. RAN APU. NO FAULTS NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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