What happened
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Narrative: emergency landing 6/17/96. Southwest airlines (swaa) N29SW 737-2H4 flt no.273, enroute from lubbock, TX. (Lbb) to dallas, TX (dal). Flight 273, departed lbb at 1335C. Just prior to reaching assigned altitude of FL230, and approximately 80 NM west of Wichita Falls, TX (sps), the APU fire warning illuminated and the fire alarm sounded. The APU was not in operation. The APU fire checklist was accomplished. The APU fire light remained illuminated. The captain elected to make a precautionary landing at the nearest suitable airport and he advised fort worth of his intentions to divert to sps and declared an emergency. The landing was uneventful and the passengers deplaned using the aircraft airstairs. Swaa dispatched another aircraft to sps with maintenance personnel that arrived at 1815. The passengers departed on this aircraft to dal at 1830 with all of their luggage. Southwest maintenance inspected and deferred the APU fire detector system. The aircraft then departed sps for dal. Swaa maintenance at houston, TX found a wire shorted out in the APU fire warning system. Wire number W766-452-18R was repaired in accordance with the maintenance manual and ops checked normal. The aircraft was returned to service. This incident is closed. The captain elected to make a precautionary landing. He advised fort worth, Texas of his intentions to divert to sps.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: EMERGENCY LANDING 6/17/96. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES (SWAA) N29SW 737-2H4 FLT NO.273, ENROUTE FROM LUBBOCK, TX. (LBB) TO DALLAS, TX (DAL). FLIGHT 273, DEPARTED LBB AT 1335C. JUST PRIOR TO REACHING ASSIGNED ALTITUDE OF FL230, AND APPROXIMATELY 80 NM WEST OF WICHITA FALLS, TX (SPS), THE APU FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED AND THE FIRE ALARM SOUNDED. THE APU WAS NOT IN OPERATION. THE APU FIRE CHECKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE APU FIRE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT AND HE ADVISED FORT WORTH OF HIS INTENTIONS TO DIVERT TO SPS AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED USING THE AIRCRAFT AIRSTAIRS. SWAA DISPATCHED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TO SPS WITH MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL THAT ARRIVED AT 1815. THE PASSENGERS DEPARTED ON THIS AIRCRAFT TO DAL AT 1830 WITH ALL OF THEIR LUGGAGE. SOUTHWEST MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND DEFERRED THE APU FIRE DETECTOR SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED SPS FOR DAL. SWAA MAINTENANCE AT HOUSTON, TX FOUND A WIRE SHORTED OUT IN THE APU FIRE WARNING SYSTEM. WIRE NUMBER W766-452-18R WAS REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND OPS CHECKED NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. HE ADVISED FORT WORTH, TEXAS OF HIS INTENTIONS TO DIVERT TO SPS.
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