Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
November 25, 2024
Submitted
November 27, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315JE
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20030
Aircraft time
9,026 hours, 5,415 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu Fire
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH IN TO KGKY ROUGHLY 8000 FT UNDER 248 KNOT PILOTS REPORTED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE APU THEY RECEIVED AN APU FIRE WARNING. THEY PLACED THE APU START SWITCH BACK TO OFF AND NOTICED THE RPMS AT 20 PERCENT AND WARNING EXTINGUISHED. VERIFIED NO BOTTLE WAS BLOWN AND ON LANDING STARTED THE APU WITH NO ISSUES TWICE ALONGSIDE MX CONTROL. MX C/A: PERFORMED MDC DOWNLOADS AND PROVIDED TO BOMBARDIER CRC. C/W FIRE EXT SYS F/T WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. C/W APU ENCLOSURE AND TAIL PIPE GVI, NO DEFECTS NOTED.