Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
June 21, 2010
Submitted
June 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N171UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24322
Aircraft time
78,167 hours, 9,344 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DET FIRE APU' EICAS ADVISORY MESSAGE DISPLAYED. APU FIRE LOOP A AND B FAILURE. CKD APU COMPART AREA, NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. PERFORMED GROUND TEST, FOUND APU FIRE LOOP B FAIL , MSG 26037. LOOP A OPERATION NORMAL ALSO SQUIB TEST NORMAL. REF FIM 26-15-00-812-TASK 807, NOTE (A21) CARD HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED ON 11JUN10. PERFORMED CHECKED RESISTANCE BETWEEN PIN 19 AND PIN 20 AS REQUIRED PER FIM, RESISTANCE READ 24.95 K OHMS AND MEASURED PIN 19 AND 230640PIN20 TO GROUND, FOUND OPEN CIRCUIT. SUSPECT DETECTOR AT FAULT. APU FIRE TEST, PASSED. NO MSG FOUND. REPLACED FIRE LOOP DETECTOR. OPERATIONS NORMAL.