# SDR SIMA20170404002

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: April 4, 2017
- Submitted: April 5, 2017
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N653AE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N653AE), registered now
- Make and model: Emb EMB-145LR
- Registry model: [EMB EMB-145LR](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 145433
- Aircraft time: 38,358 hours, 34,097 cycles
- System (JASC): [2612 · Fire Detection](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2612)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20170404002

## Discrepancy

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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