Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 22, 2013
Submitted
July 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N474UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1475
Aircraft time
40,346 hours, 17,468 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Indication
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
TX
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

APU EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN, APU FIRE LIGHT ON. NO SMOKE NOTED FROM OUTSIDE. NO SMOKE SEEN BY FLIGHT CREW. ACCOMPLISHED BITE TEST OF FIRE DETECTION AND APU EBU IAW AMM 26-13-00-710 AND 49-00-00-710 . NO FAULTS NOTED. RAN APU ALL OPS CHECKED OK.

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