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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737130 · Indianapolis, IN · July 6, 1988

Date
July 6, 1988 · 18:25 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Indianapolis International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Aircraft
N409PE
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88IA159
Reported as
Boeing 737130
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D17
People aboard
36
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

APU fire warning on attempt to start put out by fire bottle. Found pinched ignition harness.

As the FAA filed it

APU FIRE WARNING ON ATTEMPT TO START PUT OUT BY FIRE BOTTLE. FOUND PINCHED IGNITION HARNESS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.