SDR CAL950985

Service difficulty report · Fire Det Module · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
October 30, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14335
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23573
Part
Fire Det Module
Part number
472622
Condition
Inoperative
Location
E/E Compt
Part time
640 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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 NR 0118 - IAH - THE APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE CRANKING APU ON SHORT FINAL. THE APU FIRE WARNING HANDLE WAS PULLED, BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE APU AND REAR OF AIRCRAFT WERE INSPECTED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE FOUND. THE APU WAS RUN AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE OBSERVED. THE FIRE DETECTION CONTROL MODULE FAILED SYSTEM TEST PER MM 26-15-00. THE FIRE DETECTION MODULE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE MODULE TESTED GOOD AND THE APU WAS RUN WITHOUT FAULT. IN ADDITION, THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. (M)