Service difficulty report · Warning System · Boeing 737217

Difficulty date
January 6, 2003
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737217
Aircraft time
56,595 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Warning System
Condition
Activated
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
LD
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

(CAN) DURING CRUISE, THE APU FIRE DETECT LIGHT FLICKERED 3 TIMES. MAINTENANCE GROUND TESTED, NO FAULTS FOUND AND AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.THE NEXT DAY THE APU FIRE DETECT LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE LANDING. AFTER LANDINGTHE APU FIRE LIGHT AND BELL CAME ON AND THE FLIGHT CREW PULLEDTHE FIRE HANDLE AND THE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. NO IN DICATION OF FIRE. MAINTENANCE VERIFIED NO FIRE BUT THE APU COMPARTMENT WAS CONTAMINATED WITH DEICE GLYCOL. THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS REPLACED BUT NIL STOCK ON THE SQUIB SO THE APU WAS MEL'D AND THE AIRCRAFTRELEASED FOPR SERVICE. WILL UPDATE WITH ADDITIONAL INFO REGARDING THE DETECTION SYSTEM.