Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
October 2, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Hnywl AS90711A
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
44670134
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

(CAN) RED APU FIRE CAS POSTED INFLIGHT AT FL180. CREW WAS FLYING WHEN THEY REPORTED THE RED *APU FIRE* CAS MESSAGE HAD POSTED, CLIMBING OUT AT APPROX FL180. THE CREW FOLLOWED THEIR CHECKLIST AND BLEW THE NR 2 FIRE BOTTLE. THE RED *APU FIRE* CAS MESSAGE THEN EXTINGUISHED AND THE AMBER *FIREX APU SQUIB FAIL* & CYAN *FIREX BTL 2 LOW* CAS MESSAGES APPEARED. CREW DIVERTED THE ACFT AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. NO PAX ON BOARD. MX INSP DID NOT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF FIRE. FIRE DETECTION WIRES ON THE FIREWALL AND EDUCTOR WERE R & R. ACFT FLEW 3 SUBSEQUENT LEGS WITH NO EVENTS. ACFT WAS RTS`D. ON JULY 9, 2011 THE APU FIRE INDICATION MOMENTARILY APPEARED DURING CLIMB OUT. THE FIREX CONTROL UNIT WAS R & R AT THAT TIME.