Service difficulty report · Module · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
August 16, 2000
Submitted
October 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23859
Part
Module
Condition
Failed
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BWI - FLT 1924 - APPROX 20 MINS OUT OF ROC, EN ROUTE TO DCA, CREW RECEIVED AN APU DETECTION LIGHT AND A FAULT LIGHT FOR THE ENG FIRE LOOP. CREW ACCOMP FIRE LOOP. CREW ACCOMPLISHED FIRE LOOP TEST PER QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND NONE OF THE FIRE LOOPS TESTED. A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER, THE CREW RECEIVED A WHEEL WELL FIRE INDICATION. AT THIS POINT, CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO BWI. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. UPON TAXI IN, CAPTAIN STATED THAT ALL OF THE FIRE INDICATIONS WENT BACK TO NORMAL ONE AT A TIME. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED HARD FAULT AT M279 ENGINE AND APU FIRE DETECTION ACCESSORY MODULE. REPLACED M279 MODULE (P/N 6594-01) AND P8-1

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