SDR UIEA9989

Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
October 11, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N527MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
22471
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
Activated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

FLT GT394 - CTS-ANC - DURING CRUISE, APU 'A' LOOP FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY, WARNIGN HORN DID NOT SOUND. APU FIRE WARNING WAS SELECTED TO THE BOTH POSITION. SYSTEM CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND 'B' LOOP FAILED TEST. 'A' LOOP WAS SELECTED AND TESTED OK, HOWEVER, LATER THE APU FIRE WARNING ONCE AGAIN SOUNDED VERY BRIEFLY. CREW PERFORMED APU FIRE CHECKLIST AND DISCHARGED APU FIRE BOTTLE. ATC NOTIFIED. NO FIRE HAD ACTUALLY OCCURRED. ANC MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. APU FUEL VALVE LOCKED CLOSED AND ITEM DEFERRED AS MEL ITEM 49-1 AND 26-08. REPLACED FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE AND SQUIB AND RESEATED FIRE WARNING CARD. REACTIVATED FUEL VALVE. APU AND APUF FIRE WARNIGN SYSTEM OPERATI

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