# Incident 19870623069389I: Boeing 737247, Reno, NV, June 23, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1987, 12:50 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Cannon International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ACLA
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N473AC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737247
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870623069389I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

APU CAUGHT FIRE DURING START. APU PLACARDED EXCEPT FOR START SWITCH. APU WAS INOPERATIVE DEFERRED IN LOGS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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