Service difficulty report · Relay · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
April 16, 2005
Submitted
April 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4037
Aircraft time
9,674 hours, 10,518 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
JD4N
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu Fire Warning
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PDX - FLIGHT 403QX - THE MASTER WARNING AND CHECK FIRE DETECTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. THE APU FIRE BOTTLE LOW LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED AND STEADY AFTER RUNNING CHECK LIST. THE BOTTLE LOW AND MASTER WARNING ILLUMINATED OFF AND ON FOR A WHILE AND THEN STAYED OFF. UPON LANDING THE APU FIRE WOULD NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU FIRE CONTROL RELAY AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TESTS OF THE APU FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IAW 8-400 MM TASK 26-13-00-710-801. OPS CHECK GOOD. MTX ALSO CHECKED CONNECTORS ON APU FIRE BOTTLES, APU FADE AND RELAY BOX. ALL CONNECTORS SECURE AND APU FIRE BOTTLE INDICATOR SHOWS GREEN LIGHT. OK FOR SERVICE.