Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
December 1, 2006
Submitted
December 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801EA
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22432
Aircraft time
57,019 hours, 35,740 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 740 FROM TOL TO BNA, DURING CRUISE OPERATION AT 30000 FEET , THE APU FIRE WARNING CAME ON INDICATING AN APU FIRE. APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS FIRED AND THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN BNA WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTED APE AND SURROUNDING AREA NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE NOTED. ITEM PLACED ON MEL, FURTHER INVESTIGATION NOTED MOISTURE IN E1-J SHELF AND APE FIRE TEST AND CONTROL RELAYS, ITEMS WERE CLEANED AND REINSTALLED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FIRE BOTTLE. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.