Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
October 24, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14337
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23575
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
Activated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
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

WHEN THE APU WAS STARTED ON DESCENT INTO SAT, THE APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL ACTIVATED. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS IN APU FIRE HANDLE OR FOR ENGINES AND NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS WERE NOTED. THE APU RAN NORMALLY AND THE LIGHT AND BELL WERE SILENCED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE APU AND FOUND NO FAULTS. A FIRE WARNING TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 26-11-00 AND NO FAULTS WERE NOTED. THE APU WAS RUN FULLY LOADED FOR 20 MINUTES WITH NO TROUBLE FOUND. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.