Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
February 7, 2001
Submitted
February 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N856AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
20997
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, D

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

What was found

FLT 2025 - OAK-DEN - AFTER BLOCKING OUT FROM PARKING, THE APU FIRE WARNING SOUNDED. THE CREW PERFORMED EMERGENCY APU FIRE CHECKLIST AND ACTUATED THE APU FIRE HRD BOTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED PARKING WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE APU AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE APU AND APU FIRE WARNING SYSTEM AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ON 2/7/2001 THE APU FIRE HRD BOTTLE WAS REPLACED IN MHR. TROUBLESHOT THE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)