Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
October 16, 2002
Submitted
October 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N726DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
20409
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
F, D

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

What was found

AFTER APU SHUT DOWN FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED WITH NO BELL. BELL WOULD NOT TEST. DISCHARGED BOTTLE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. DEFERRED PER MEL 49-1 CAT. "C" PLACARD 10665 INSTALLED. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED. REF. DMI #10665 - AFTER APU SHUTDOWN FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED NO BELLS. BELL WOULD NOT TEST. BLEW BOTTLE PER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. REPLACED MUSHROOMED INDICATOR LAMP AND CLEANED DETECTOR CONNECTION. OPS NORMAL 3 TIMES SUSPECT MOISTURE. DMI CONTINUES DUE TO FIRE BOTTLE. DISCHARGED BOTTLE DURING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. BOTTLE WAS DEFERRED AND APU ALSO WAS DEFERRED ON 10-16-02. INSTALLED NEW APU FIRE BOTTLE IAW B-MM 26-23-01. THIS CLEARS DMI 49-1 CONTROL 10665. PLACARDS REMOVED.