Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
December 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17316
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23367
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Apu Compt
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 AND BELL ACTIVATED IN FLIGHT WITH THE APU SHUTDOWN. THE APU FIRE HANDLE WAS PULLED AND APU FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. THE APU HANDLE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO GSO WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE APU ASSEMBLY AND COMPARTMENT AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE CANNON PLUG FOR AFT FIRE LOOP WAS CLEANED AND LOOP WAS REPOSITIONED AROUND LOAD CONTROL VALVE. THE FIRE HANDLE WAS RESET.