SDR YENA200650

Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 24, 2006
Submitted
May 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N612JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2447
Aircraft time
4,426 hours, 1,516 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
37200101
Part serial
UL5254
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Part time
4,426 hours, 1,516 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE CREW RECEIVED -APU LOOP A FAULT- AND 2 MINUTES LATER APU FIRE BOTTON ILLUMINATED RED WITH NO ECAM MESSAGE. CREW AFTER 10 SECONDS DISCHARGED THE FIRE BOTTLE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FCOM AND THE LIGHT INDICATED -DISCHARGED-. DUE THE FIRE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DEN. THE AIRCRAFT FLOWN BACK TO JFK UNDER MEL 26-13-01, 49-10-01 & 26-22-01. AT JFK THE DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLES WERE REPLACED. THE DISCREPANCY WAS CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE APU FIRE DETECTION UNIT.

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