SDR GAIA00589

Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
September 23, 2000
Submitted
November 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N856AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
20997
Part
Power Supply
Part number
1014A
Condition
Inoperative
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
AP
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

FLT 3725 - MEM-ATL - THE APU FIRE WARNING CAME ON APPROACH TO ATL. DISCHARGED THE APU IRE BOTTLE, CONTINUED APPROACH, AND LANDED AT ATL WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. DEFERRED APU IAW KHA B727 MEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE DMI WAS CLEARED LATER BY REPLACING THE APU FIRE WARNING POWER SUPPLY. SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)