Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
January 25, 2017
Submitted
January 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529FX
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20128
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Indication
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
DE
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

DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO RED APU FIRE CAS IN FLIGHT. APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PRELIMINARY INSPECTIONS REPORTS THAT THERE WAS NO FIRE. REPLACED APU AFT FIRE DETECT LOOPS, RH FIRE BOTTLE, FIRE CONTROL UNIT, AND THE DISCHARGED SQUIB. OPS CHECK GOOD.