Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
October 19, 2003
Submitted
October 24, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3038
Aircraft time
22,188 hours, 19,702 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Control Unit
Part number
51653151
Part serial
1934
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Fire Detect
Part time
3,099 hours, 2,608 cycles
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

THE CREW REPORTED RECEIVING A APU FIRE LOOP FAIL AND A FALSE FIRE INDICATION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE FIRE DETECTION CONTROL UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 26-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.