Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
May 15, 2001
Submitted
May 18, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N898AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22014
Aircraft time
52,395 hours, 28,654 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLT 740 FROM TOL TO MCI. IN CRUISE, AT APPROXIMATELY 126 MILES FROM MCI, THE APU FIRE LIGHT CAME ON. ACCOMPLISHED APU FIRE CHECKLIST IAW AOM. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO MCI AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT HEAVY RAIN IN TOL DURING CARGO LOADING INDUCED A FALSE APU FIRE WARNING INDICATION. THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS REPLACED IAW 26-23-1 AND APU SYSTEMS OPS CKECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.