Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 74744AF

Difficulty date
November 11, 2022
Submitted
November 16, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N573UP
Make and model
Boeing 74744AF
Aircraft serial
35662
Aircraft time
53,326 hours, 8,355 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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What was found

DIVERSION, DECLARED A MAYDAY, PAN PAN. APU FIRE MESSAGE DURING CRUISE AFTER BOTTLE DISCHARGE OF APU FIRE BOTTLE. APU FIRE INDICATION WAS STILL ON INTERMITTENT. THE FIRE BELL WOULD NOT SILENCE. REFERENCE TASK I.D.# T3F18E000LR1W & T3F18E000LR20. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD ALONG WITH ALL DMP'S REVERSED & MEL'S C/W. REPLACED W720-451-18R BETWEEN CONNECTOR D63P TO T1814 PER SWPM 28-10. OPS CKS PER AMM 26-15-00-501. ORIG SUB DATE: 11/14/2022

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