Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 12, 2003
Submitted
December 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49733
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU FIRE LOOP A ILLUMINATED DURNIG NR 2 ENGINE START. FOLLOWED FIRE DETECTION LOOP LIGHT PROCEDURE, NO TEST FOR LOOP B. MOVED SWITCH TO LOOP A AND OBSERVED APU FIRE LIGHT. FOLLOWED PROCEDURE FOR APU FIRE. LIGHT STAYED ON FOR 30 SECONDS AFTER FIRST BOTTLE, PULLED SECOND BOTTLE SWITCH AND NO HELP. NO EXTERNAL INDICATION FROM RAMP CREW OF FIRE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RIGHT APU FIRE LOOP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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