Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
March 4, 2008
Submitted
March 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N748DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22440
Aircraft time
46,831 hours, 28,124 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
NR
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

DURING PUSH BACK ON GROUND, GOT INTERMITTENT FIRE BELL WARNING. FOUND LIGHT IN APU HANDLE ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED 1'S, PERFORMED CHECKLIST, CALL FIRE RESCUE AND HAD MX CHECK FOR FIRE. FIRE LIGHT IN HANDLE REMAIN ON. AS PER MAINT CONTROL APU OPERATION DEFERRED PER DMI CONTROL NR 31939, TRANSFERRED IAW ASTAR MEL 26-11. SPECIAL PROCEDURES C/W CAT C PLACARD. INSTALLED DROP DEAD 3/14. OPS CK APU FIRE DETECTION SYS, FOUND NO DEFECTS. APU FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLE IAW MM 26-15-00. THIS CLEARS DMI 31939. PLACARD REMOVED, AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.