What happened
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(-23) The first officer was conducting a walk around and noticed evidence of a fire on the right elevator, tab, and APU shroud assembly. The APU was operating normally at this time. The flightcrew returned immediately to the cockpit and as a precautionary measure, shut down the APU. Subsequent investigation revealed failure of the APU fuel control. The fuel control will be analyzed, disassembled and the solenoid valve examined by the manufacturer. This report closes this investigation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE FIRST OFFICER WAS CONDUCTING A WALK AROUND AND NOTICED EVIDENCE OF A FIRE ON THE RIGHT ELEVATOR, TAB, AND APU SHROUD ASSEMBLY. THE APU WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AT THIS TIME. THE FLIGHTCREW RETURNED IMMEDIATELY TO THE COCKPIT AND AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, SHUT DOWN THE APU. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED FAILURE OF THE APU FUEL CONTROL. THE FUEL CONTROL WILL BE ANALYZED, DISASSEMBLED AND THE SOLENOID VALVE EXAMINED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INVESTIGATION.
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