SDR UIEA9901

Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
January 1, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
23476
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
NR
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 FIRE WARNING CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES. DISCHARGED BOTTLE AS PRECAUTION. MAINTENANCE AT ANC INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT, NO DAMAGE OR FIRE NOTED. PLEASE NOTE, APU PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED DUE WILL NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 60 PERCENT. APU FIRE WARNING SYSTEM DEFERRED TO MAINTENANCE CHECK AT AMS ON 1-4-98, AT WHICH TIME THE APU WILL ALSO BE REPLACED. DURING C-CHECK, APU AND FIRE BOTTLES WERE REPLACED AND APU FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AND FOUND SATISFACTORY PER MM 26-15-00. (X)