Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
October 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N79748
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22450
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
Activated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A, F

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

What was found

THE APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE EN ROUTE. THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, BUT CAME BACK ON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO PIT. THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AGAIN AFTER 10 MINUTES AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PIT WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE WHEEL WELL AREA, APU AND APU EXHAUST AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR OVERHEAT CONDITIONS. THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE APU WAS RUN AND A FIRE TEST WAS PERFORMED WITH NO FIRE WARNING INDICATIONS NOTED. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.