Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 737291

Difficulty date
May 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N10251
Make and model
Boeing 737291
Aircraft serial
20361
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
693730752
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Part time
13,182 hours
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, WITH APU OFF, WHILE EN ROUTE. THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED, BUT THE LIGHT AND BELL CONTINUED TO ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO TUL WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE ENGINE/APU FIRE DETECTION MODULE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE APU WAS RUN WITH NO FIRE WARNING AND OPERATION CHECKING GOOD. IN ADDITION, THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.