Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
April 16, 2017
Submitted
April 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517FX
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20038
Aircraft time
12,245 hours, 7,489 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

AIR TURNBACK, DUE TO RED APU FIRE MASTER WARNING INDICATION. CREW FOLLOWED CRH PROCEDURES AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE RT FIRE EXTINGUISHED CONTAINER, APU SQUIB, AND APU FIRE LOOPS. OPS CHECK GOOD.