Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 4, 2017
Submitted
April 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145433
Aircraft time
38,358 hours, 34,097 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
3601135470200C35
Part serial
223597
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

PERFORMED SHUTDOWN OF THE APU. APU FIRE MESSAGE FOLLOWED EPC, FIRE STILL SHOWED. AFTER PRESSING THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE, THE FIRE NOW SHOWS OUT. GVI INSPECTION, NO FIRE NOTED. HAD TAIL WIND NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU FIRE DETECTOR IAW AMM 26-12-01. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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