Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
February 28, 2019
Submitted
August 14, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
NR
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

(CAN) DURING CLIMB, FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED APU FIRE DETECT MESSAGE. AIR TURN BACK PERFORMED. A PRESSURE GAUGE/SWITCH IS INSTALLED ON THE APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE FOR BOTH A VISUAL PRESSURE INDICATION AND FOR A LOW BOTTLE PRESSURE INDICATION IN THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT. THE PRESSURE GAUGE/SWITCH IS NOT AN LRU. FOR THE CHECK FIRE DET WARNING LIGHT ON THE CAUTION AND WARNING PANEL (CAWP), THE FIRE PROTECTION PANEL (FPP) CAN SHOW THE RELATED APU INDICATIONS. : APU FIRE APU EXTG APU FAULT APU BTL LOW. AS THE EXTINGUISHING FOR THE APU IS AUTOMATIC, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE PILOTS THINK THAT THERE WAS A FIRE BECAUSE THE APU BTL LOW CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON.