Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Fokker F28MK4000

Difficulty date
February 24, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478US
Make and model
Fokker F28MK4000
Aircraft serial
11227
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
89345601
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Apu
Part time
859 hours
Component
Kidde
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
H, F

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

What was found

SEA - ON DESCENT AT 10,000 FT STARTED APU, 10 TO 15 SECONDS AFTER INITIAL START TGT HUNG AT ABOUT 400 DEG, UPON TURNING APU MAIN SWITCH OFF APU FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND EXTINGUISHER LIGHT CAME ON. WENT THROUGH APU FIRE CHECKLIST AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND NO SIGN OF FIRE OR HEAT DAMAGE. THE APU ENG FIRE SENSING ELEMENT WAS FOUND BENT AND NEARLY TOUCHING THE COMBUSTION SECTION CASING. STRAIGHTENED SENSE ELEMENT TO ORIGINAL CONTOUR. TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUAL, RAN APU CHECKED FOR LEAKS, ALL FUNCTIONS NORMAL. REPLACED APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTAINER, VALVE AND CARTRIDGE. ALSO REPLACED DISCHARGE INDICATOR THE DISCHARGE LINE (TO THE INDICATOR).

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