Service difficulty report · Fire Detect Unit · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
April 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14341
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23579
Part
Fire Detect Unit
Part number
6937307145
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
29,588 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE APU FIRE BELL SOUNDED WHILE STARTING THE APU ON SHORT FINAL. THE OVERSPEED LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BOTTLE DISCHARGE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FIRE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ALL THE WAY TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE NR 2 ENGINE AND APU FIRE DETECTION UNIT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. APU FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED PER MM 26-15-00 AND WIRING DIAGRAM 26-11-31, PAGE 1. THE FIRE LOOP CONNECTIONS WERE CLEANED, AN OPERATIONAL TEST WAS NORMAL PER MM 26-15-00, PAGE 501-505.