Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
December 11, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23081
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
89638305
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
E & E Bay
Part time
30,948 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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 INDICATION AFTER START AT 12,000 FT. PULLED FIRE HANDLE AND THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. AFTER FIRING THE BOTTLE THE FIRE HANDLE LIGHT WENT OUT IN ABOUT 2 SEC. APU HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 1 MIN WHEN THE FIRE INDICATION CAME ON. TROUBLESHOOT SYSTEM, NO TROUBLE FOUND.