Service difficulty report · Detection Sys · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
December 22, 2012
Submitted
December 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808HK
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145157
Aircraft time
29,718 hours, 28,128 cycles
Part
Detection Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB THE FLIGHT CREW GOT AN APU FIRE INDICATION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO STL. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN APU FIRE INSPECTION. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS NOTED. INSPECTED APU COWLING AND NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE APU FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM AND THE APU.

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