Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Airbus BD5001A11

Difficulty date
July 19, 2026
Submitted
July 21, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N314DU
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A11
Aircraft serial
55192
Aircraft time
10,615 hours, 4,441 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

UPON BLOCKING IN TO GATE, A MX TECHNICIAN TOLD GROUND CREW TO TELL US TO BLOW FIRE EXT. ON ENGINE #1 DUE TO TAILPIPE FIRE. FIRED BTL 1 ON NR 1 ENG . HAD NO INDICATIONS OF FIRE/FIRE WARNING. UPON INSPECTION #1 ENG. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE OBSERVED. PERFORMED TURBINE EXHAUST CASE MODULE VISUAL EXAMINATION, IAW AMP 72-54-00-00AAA-310A-A. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED VISUAL EXAMINATION AFTER EXTINGUISHER AGENT CONTACT, REF. AMP 72-00-00-07AAA-0B5A-A. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO EGT LIMIT EXCEEDANCE NOTED. ENGINE IDLE RUNS SATISFACTORY WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, REF AMP 26-21-05-01AAA-720A-A. OPERATIONAL TEST GOOD, REF. A220 AMP 26-21-05-01AAA-320A-A. PERFORMED POWER ASSURANCE TEST A220 AMP 71-00-00- 01AAA-320. (995837). NO FURTHER MAINTENANCE ACTION NECESSARY. A/C OK FOR CONT. SVC. (LP# 9612342; AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED)

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