Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
June 15, 2010
Submitted
June 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N284FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22621
Aircraft time
41,847 hours, 26,787 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Fire Warning
Part number
1014A
Part serial
1428
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A, F

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, GLARESHIELD FIRE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DIMLY, FOLLOWED A MINUTE LATER BY AN APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT. FIRE WARNING LIGHTS STAYED ON APPROX 15-20 SECONDS. APU FIRE WARNING REMAINED ON UNTIL IN CHOCKS. PULLED APU FIRE HANDLE, DISCHARGED APU FIRE BOTTLE. FOUND SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER AROUND APU EQUIPMENT PANEL E1-5 & AROUND PLUG D1508 AFTER REMOVING PWR UNIT. SPRAYED D1508 WITH CONTACT CLEANER REINSTALLED PWR UNIT & RESET C/B'S IAW MM. APU FIRE WARNING OUT. TESTED APU FIRE WARNING SYS IAW 26-15-0 TESTS OK AND APU FIRE WARN LIGHT GOES OUT WITHIN 30 SECONDS. T/S SYS IAW MM 26-15-000-1 AND WDM 49-41-01, INSPECTED R421 FOR CORROSION OR WATER DAMAGE, NONE FOUND, CLEANED PLUG AREA AND DRYED WITH COMPRESSED AIR. DISCONNECTED APU MAIN PANEL CONNECTOR PLUG D4212P, GROUNDED PIN 18 TO GROUND TO CHECK INTREGITY OF FIRE WARNING LIGHT AT THE GLARE SHIELD. LIGHT CHECKED OK AND WERE BRIGHT. R & R APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE AND OPS CHECKED OK IAW MM 26-23-001-4, AS A PRECAUTION R & R APU FIRE AND OVERHEAT DETECTION OPERATING POWER UNIT AND OPS CK APU FIRE WARNING OK IAW MM 26-15-000-1.