Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
February 22, 2012
Submitted
March 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14148
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145751
Aircraft time
24,306 hours, 13,326 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
3601135470200C35
Part serial
230418
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
24,374 hours, 13,378 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED AN APU FIRE IN FLIGHT. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MX INSPECTED THE ACFT WITH NO EVIDENCE OF, OR INDICATION OF FIRE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU FIRE LOOP, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WIH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE

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