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 indication at top of descent. Fire warning sounded, crew discharged fire bottle. Emergency landing made in msp without further incident. Maintenance inspected APU compartment and tail cone area with no indication of fire.
As the FAA filed it
APU FIRE INDICATION AT TOP OF DESCENT. FIRE WARNING SOUNDED, CREW DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLE. EMERGENCY LANDING MADE IN MSP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT AND TAIL CONE AREA WITH NO INDICATION OF FIRE.
Other reports on N977UA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.