Service difficulty report · Element · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
April 15, 2020
Submitted
April 21, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
25806
Aircraft time
39,432 hours, 27,628 cycles
Part
Element
Part number
51291065
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
UK
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

APU WHEN PUT ON LINE FIRE BOTTLE BLEW, APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT HORN ON CONSTANT, SHUT OFF APU RESET THE HORN FIRE WARNING. LIGHT OUT BUT FIRE BOTTLE SQUIBS FIRED. [APU FIRE LP1 STATUS] APU BTL [ECAS MSG]. REMOVED AND REPLACED LWR APU FIRE DET ELEMENT REF MM 26-15-02-4 AND IPC 26-15-02-01 LOOP P/N 51291-065. PERFORMED APU FIRE EXT TEST REF MM 26-22-00-5 AND OPERATED APU REF JRH CH3, OPS CKS NORMAL. MEL CLEARED.