Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
July 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N310DA
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23082
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
38042851
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Part time
22,600 hours
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

APU FIRE AURAL WARNING AND FIRE HANDLE LIGHT ABOUT 2-3 MINS AFTER START ATTEMPT ON FINAL TO 17 AT MCO. DECLARED EMERGENCY, PULLED AND ROTATED FIRE HANDLE AND WARNING WENT OUT. CKD APU EXHAUST INLET AND OPENED BATHTUB, NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE ALL CKS NML. REPLACED BOTTLES AND FIRE WARNING MODULE TEST GOOD.