Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
August 8, 2003
Submitted
August 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N60312
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23363
Aircraft time
54,372 hours, 28,365 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu
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

THE APU FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMBOUT OF DEN. THE FIRE HANDLE WAS PULLED AND THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. THE LIGHT WENT OUT, BUT ILLUMINATED AGAIN WITH THE FIRE BELL SOUNDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO DEN WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE APU COMPARTMENT AND APU, AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE FORWARD SIDE OF BULKHEAD IN TAIL COMPARTMENT WAS ALSO INSPECTED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. THE ENGINE FIRE CONTROL MODULE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE APU LOWER FIRE DETECTION LOOP WAS ALSO REPLACED DUE TO A DAMAGED LOOP. THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 26-22-11, PAGE 401-406. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE APU FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM WAS GOOD.