Service difficulty report · Warning System · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
March 6, 2003
Submitted
March 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23734
Aircraft time
52,223 hours, 32,981 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB OUT, APU FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK & DISCHARGED APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE. TURNED BACK & LANDED WITHOUT EVENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED APU AREA AND FOUND NO DAMAGE, PLACED APU ON MEL 49-1, COND. 1 "APU INOP". WHEN AIRCRAFT ARRIVED IN PHX MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN IN DEPTH INSPECTION OF THE APU ASSEMBLY, TAILPIPE, AND SURROUNDING AREA, NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR DAMAGE WAS NOTED. REPLACED APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE AND YELLOW DISCHARGE DISK IAW BMM 26-22-11. DURING C-16 CHECK MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU.

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