Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Amd FALCON20F5

Difficulty date
June 23, 2025
Submitted
June 25, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N47LP
Make and model
Amd FALCON20F5
Aircraft serial
457
Aircraft time
11,197 hours, 9,294 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 100
Part time
2,909 hours, 5,631 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, F, A

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

What was found

INTERMITTENT APU FIRE WARNING AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM KSUS. CREW SHUT DOWN APU AND ACTIVATED APU COMPARTMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER. RETURNED TO KSUS. MAINTENANCE AT KSUS INSPECTED APU AND COMPARTMENT FOR HEAT OR FIRE DAMAGE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. DEFERRED APU SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FAA APPROVED MEL. CONTINUED WITH MISSION WITH NO OTHER WARNINGS. SUSPECT APU COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH DUE TO APU OPERATED FOR ALMOST AN HOUR BEFORE DEPARTURE AND WEATHER CONDITIONS IN KSUS WERE IN THE MID 90 DEGREES. NO DEFECTS OR REASON FOUND FOR FALSE WARNING OTHER THAN AIR TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME.