Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 14, 2009
Submitted
June 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48469
Aircraft time
52,654 hours, 11,249 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
4059028902
Part serial
97020417
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ALL FIRE TONES AND LIGHTS ANNUNCIATED FOR 10 SEC THEN APU FIRE WITH TONE STAYED ON FOLLOWED BY SMOKE FROM APU PANEL, PULLED APU FIRE HANDEL & DISCHARGED BOTH BOTTLES. APU NOT RUNNING. DECLARED EMERGENCY INTO HKG. FIRE ALERT REMAINS. REMOVED APU FIRE CONTROL PANEL, FOUND SMOKE ODOR FROM PANEL PER MM 49-04-01 & ALSO UNLATCHED ALL SURROUNDING PANELS FOR VISUAL INSPECTION WITH ELECTRICAL POWER ON, NO SIGN OF BURNING FOUND. APU FIRE DET RESISTANCE CHECKED PER SSM 26-12-0, BOTH LOOPS WITHIN LIMITS. APU FIRE CONTROL PANEL FROM ANOTHER ACFT CHECKED OK, R&R APU FIRE CONTROL PANEL PER MM 49-04-01, AFTER REPLACEMENT APU FIRE HANDLE RED LIGHT STAY ON, R&R APU FDCU PER MM 26-12-04 PASSED & LIGHT CHECKED NORMAL. R&R BOTH NR 1 & 2 APU/ENG 2 BOTTLE CONTAINER PER MM 26-21-01-4 & TESTED OK PER MM 26-21-01-5. INSPECTED APU COMP ALL NORMAL. RAN APU & 3 ENG PER JRH. ALL IND NORMAL.

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