Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
July 1, 2012
Submitted
July 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N770NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47758
Aircraft time
77,757 hours, 75,127 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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What was found

APU FIRE INDICATOR. RAN QRH PROCEDURE. CREW THEN DISCHARGED BOTH BOTTLES FOR APU. INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT. NO FIRE DAMAGE OR EVIDENCE FOUND. RAN APU AND INSPECTED AREA. ALL CHECKS GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES.

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