Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
August 14, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3044
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Control Unit
Part number
51653151
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
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

DURING TAXI ONTO THE GATE, THE CREW RECEIVED AN INTERMITTANT FIRE WARNING INDICATION ON THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND FIRED OFF BOTH RIGHT HAND ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES. THE EMERGENCY FIRE CREWS AND MAINTENANCE FOUND NO INDICATION OF AN ACTUAL FIRE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE FIRE CONTROL UNIT WITH THE APU FIRE CONTROL UNIT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MM 26-12-03. THE APU WAS DEFERRED PER THE DORNIER MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ON 15 AUGUST, MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU FIRE CONTROL UNIT PER DORNIER MM 26-12-03. THE DEFERRAL WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.