# Incident 19880706071419I: Boeing 737130, Indianapolis, IN, July 6, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1988, 18:25 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 39.7297° N, 86.2905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7297&lon=-86.2905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N409PE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737130
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17
- People aboard: 36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88IA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88IA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880706071419I

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88IA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88IA159), Jul 6, 1988: Boeing 737-130 (N409PE), Indianapolis, IN, incident, no damage. Probable cause: FAILURE TO ENSURE PROPER ALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE OF THE AUXILLARY POWER UNIT LOWER SHROUD WITH THE FIRE SEAL UPON COMPLETION OF A MAINTENANCE ACTION.

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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