SDR ABXA070342

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
October 12, 2007
Submitted
October 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47631
Aircraft time
56,789 hours, 69,160 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT INTO ILN, APU FIRE INDICATION. APU WAS NOT OPERATING AT THE TIME. COMPLETED APU FIRE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST INCLUDING DISCHARGE OF FIRE BOTTLES. LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER APPROX 3 MINUTES. LIGHT RE-ILLUMINATED APPROX 5 MINUTES LATER FOR APPROX 30 SECONDS. FOUND WIRE PULLED OUT OF PLUG P1-278. REPLACED PLUG P1-278, TESTED FIRE LOOP SYSTEM PER DC9 MM 26-10-02-2 WITH APU RUNNING AND WITH APU SHUT OFF. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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