Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 13, 2010
Submitted
September 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4240
Aircraft time
2,206 hours, 2,437 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

MASTER WARNING CHECK FIRE DETECTED WITH APU BOTTLE LOW LIGHT. PERFORMED FIRE TEST OF APU, OPS TEST GOOD. APU FIRE PANEL BTL LOW NOT ILLUMINATED. OPS CHECK OF APU CHECKS GOOD NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO CURRENT FAULTS IN CDS. PERFORMED GVI OF APU AND APU FIRE BOTTLE NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.