Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Amd FALCON20F5

Difficulty date
June 29, 2024
Submitted
July 11, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N47LP
Make and model
Amd FALCON20F5
Aircraft serial
457
Aircraft time
10,922 hours, 9,057 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
2,807 hours, 5,463 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, H

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

What was found

CREW NOTICED APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS OF APU OPERATION. FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED AS PRECAUTION. AIRCRAFT, APU, AND COMPARTMENT INSPECTED FOR FIRE DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE OR DEFECTS NOTED. APU AND FIRE EXTINGUISHING FOR APU DEFERRED PER KALITTA CHARTERS FAA APPROVED MEL. AIRCRAFT FLOWN BACK TO BASE FOR REPAIRS AND INSPECTION. APU AND FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM INSPECTED AND TESTED I.A.W. THE HAMILTON SUNSTRAND DOC. #T39-1 TGTAPU 49-20-00. FIRE BOTTLE REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE OVERHAULED BOTTLE, CARTRIDGE'S REPLACED WITH NEW. SATISFACTORY APU AND FIRE WARNING SYSTEMS OPERATIONAL TESTING PERFORMED. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.