Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
March 16, 2024
Submitted
March 18, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N36962
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
35880
Aircraft time
38,935 hours, 3,727 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
4744471
Part serial
ABF5982
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Apu
Part time
23,764 hours, 2,916 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

APU FIRE WARNING ON TAKE OFF. AROUND 60KTS. BOTTLE DISCH APU ADVISORY.APU FIRE BOTTLE LOW PRESSURE. LOCKED FOR FIX CONFIRMATION DUE TO 2ND EVENT. UNLOCKED FOR UPDATE LOG LOCKED PER GMM REPLACED BOTH APU FIRE DETECTOR ELEMENTS AT VERTICAL AFT STRUT MOUNT, NEEDS OP''S CHK. REF: AMM 26-15-02. CB''S STILL PULLED. LP UNLOCKED BY TOMC FOR DISPOSTION R/R APU FIRE DETECTOR ASSEMBLY ALONG FIREWALL (M2615008) DUE TO CORROSION. REF AMM 26-15-01. CBS CLOSED. NO RELATED MESSAGES. INSTALLATION TEST OK. PARTS USED: 1210649, QTY :1 ADD EMP:U420184 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1210649 SN OFF 5982 IPC REFERENCE # 26-15 VERIFIED INSTALLATION OF APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE PER DMC-B787-A-26-22-01-00A-520A-A(720A-A) AND PER GMM 09-10-05. NO FAULTS NOTED ON CMCF. APU OPS CHECK GOOD BOTTLE, FIRE EX OFF 78-2622-9-9002 3441 ON 78-2622-9-9002 9684 BOTTLE, FIRE EX OFF 78-2622-9-9002 3441 ON 0000 REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE PER DMC-B787-A-26-22-01-00A-520A-A(720A-A) AND PER GMM 09-10-05. NO FAULTS NOTED ON CMCF. APU OPS CHECK GOOD PARTS USED: 78-2622-9-9002,QTY :1 ADD EMP:U390535 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1196462 SN OFF 3441.

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