What was found
APU FIRE BELL CAME ON IN FLT WITH NO OTHER INDICATIONS AND WOULD NOT RESET OR CUT OUT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. FINALLY WENT OUT AFTER MOVING BELL RESET PUSH-BUTTON SIDE TO SIDE. RESEATED CONNECTORS ON FIRE DETECT TEST PANEL.
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N296WA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727247
- Aircraft serial
- 22533
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 2612 · Fire Detection
- Part
- Fire Test Panel
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 40,907 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.