Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
September 23, 2000
Submitted
September 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N898
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22014
Aircraft time
51,597 hours, 28,178 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Part time
51,597 hours, 28,178 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLT 1710 FROM TOL TO MKE. IN CRUISE, FIRE BELL SOUNDED IN COCKPIT WITH NO ASSOCIATED VISUAL WARNING, NO LIGHTS AND NO OTHER INDICATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TOL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND MOISTURE IN THE APU OPERATING POWER UNIT CONNECTOR AND UNIT. CLEANED AND DRIED THE UNIT AND CONNECTOR. OPERATION CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.