Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 25, 2006
Submitted
July 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49731
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
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

DFW - INFLIGHT HAD APU FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM ALARM. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES ACTIVATED AND USED. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND RUBBER BOOT ON SURGE CONTROL VALVE LEAKING ONTO FIRE LOOP. TIGHTENED BOOT AND REPLACED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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