Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
May 2, 2021
Submitted
May 5, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557NW
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
33393
Aircraft time
54,298 hours, 23,592 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

SHIP 5657 -FIRE- WHILE DEPLANING PASSENGERS, THE APU FIRE WARNING WAS GIVEN BY GRD PERSONNEL. THE APU WAS SHUTDOWN MANUALLY, FOLLOWED BY DISCHARGING THE APU FIRE BOTTLE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: TAIL PIPE INSPECTION COMPLETED, NO DEFECTS FOUND. R/R ECU, EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE, APU FUEL CONTROL AND FUEL FLOW DIVIDER PER B757 AMM 49-31. BLED FUEL SYSTEM AND ALL SYSTEM TEST NORMAL, NO LEAKS NOTED. SYSTEM TEMPS AND PSI ALL NORMAL. GVI OF APU COMPARTMENT COMPLETED, NO FIRE DAMAGE NOTED.