Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
June 2, 2008
Submitted
June 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N711QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
129
Aircraft time
2,348 hours, 1,396 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

DURING THE START OF ENGINE NR 1 RECEIVED AN "APU FIRE" WARNING WITH THE FIRE BELL. FIRED THE APU FIRE BOTTLE. INSPECTED APU CONTAINMENT AREA AND PERFORMED APU FIRE LOOP INSP, NO DEFECTS FOUND. RAN APU TO CHECK FOR BLEED AIR LEAKS, NONE FOUND, PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF APU FIRE DETECTION, NO FAULT FOUND. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. R&R RT FIRE BOTTLE IAW MM 26-20-05. COMPLIED WITH CMP 261005-ENGINE FIRE AND OVERHEAT DETECTION SYSTEM. OPS TEST IAW MM REF: 26-10-20.