Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
June 15, 2024
Submitted
June 16, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55080
Aircraft time
56,317 hours, 40,585 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
False Indication
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHIP 9575 -ATB/DE- AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED OUT ON DEPARTURE, THE APU FIRE WARNING (LEVEL 2) ACCOMPANIED BY THE MASTER CAUTION, ALL ILLUMINATED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO DTW. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND ARFF SCANNED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO HOTSPOTS LOCATED. NORMAL TAXI TO THE GATE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU FIRE DETECTION CONTROL UNIT. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (LP #5892292)

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