Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
July 30, 2017
Submitted
August 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N526FX
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20118
Aircraft time
10,949 hours, 6,783 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU FIRE INDICATION, TURNED OFF APU, THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ACTUAL FIRE. SECURED THE APU RT INDUCTOR LOOP HARNESS. OPS CHECKED GOOD AND NO FAULTS FOUND ON MDC OR CAS. THE INDUCTOR LOOP IS NOT BELIEVED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FALSE FIRE WARNING. IT IS BELIEVED TO BE DUE TO THE FLIGHT PARAMETERS AND APU EXHAUST BLOW BACK CAUSING A FALSE FIRE WARNING.