Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 747212B

Difficulty date
April 19, 2002
Submitted
April 19, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525UP
Make and model
Boeing 747212B
Aircraft serial
21939
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

INSPECTION TYPE:N/A DURING CRUISE AT FL270, ALL FIRE WARNING/DET LIGHTS ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY AND FIRE BELL ALSO RANG MOMENTARILY. THE FIELD OFF AND GEN OPEN LIGHT ON NUMBER 1 GEN WERE ILLUMINATED. REFER TO ITEM 2 AND T/S FOUND THAT FIRE WARNING/DET LIGHT WERE CAUSED BY SWITCHING ELECTRIC POWER TRANSFER. FIRE WARNING OPERATIONAL TEST OK PER AMM 26-11-00 P501, AMM 26-15-00 P501 AND AMM 26-17-00 P501.

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