B737- 400

APU FIRE

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 APU

ACCESSORY
COOLING AIR
DUCT
EXHAUST OUTLET APU DUCT

AIR DIFFUSER DUCT

EXHAUST MUFFLER VORTEX GENERATOR

APU FUEL LINE

AIR INLET DOOR

APU BLEED AIR DUCT

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 APU Schematic 3-WAY
ACCELERATION / LOAD CONTROL THERMOSTAT CONTROL NO. 1
VALVE
FUEL TANK
IGNITER

OVERBOARD
ACCELERATION
FUEL SOLENOID
S VALVE
CONTROL

FCU
SPEED CONTROL
M
FUEL PUMP

FUEL
STARTER

ACCESSORY GEAR BOX

OIL PUMP SHUTOFF
VALVE
OIL COOLER

GENERATOR TO ELECTRICAL
LOADS
TURBINE COMPRESSOR
SPEED SWITCH

BLEED
AIR VALVE
1

TO BLEED
FUEL LOADS

APU BLEED AIR

APU CONTROL AIR
AIR INLET
RAM AIR
DOOR
M
1 AS INSTALLED
APU Fire Detection
 APU Fire Extinguishing

In order to combat an APU fire, the APU fire warning switch must be “pulled-up” and
rotated left or right. The APU fire warning switch is normally locked down to prevent an
inadvertent shutdown of the APU. It is automatically unlocked when the system detects a
fire condition in the APU. If the fire switch fails to unlock, it may be manually unlocked via
the fire warning switch override (located under the APU fire warning switch).
 APU Fire Extinguishing

The following is a list of items that occur when the APU fire warning switch is “pulled-up”:
• Allows the APU fire warning switch to be rotated.
• Provides a backup for the automatic shutdown feature.
• Closes APU fuel shutoff valve, APU fuel solenoid valve, APU bleed air valve, and APU air inlet door.
• Trips the generator control relay and circuit breaker.
• Arms the discharge squib on the APU fire extinguisher bottle.
 APU Fire Extinguishing

There is one APU fire extinguisher bottle located in the empennage section of the aircraft.
One squib cartridge is attached to the discharge port of the fire bottle. Rotating the APU
fire warning switch “fires” the squib which in turn ruptures a retaining disc and releases
the extinguishing agent into the APU. When the pressure in the fire bottle drops below a
pre-determined limit, the APU BOTTLE DISCHARGED light illuminates.
 APU Fire Bottle Indicators

Located on the lower right side of the fuselage, under the APU air inlet door, are two APU
fire bottle indicators. The indicators are small red and yellow plastic discs held in place by
a snap-ring. The red disc is the thermal relief indicator and the yellow disc is the system
discharge indicator.
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