# Incident 20030308008389I: Boeing 737724, Houston, TX, March 8, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2003, 06:32 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23707, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23707) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-724 (registry code 13844BY, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737724
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030308008389I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other reports on N23707 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000229020239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000229020239I), Feb 29, 2000: Boeing 737724 (N23707), Houston, TX. (-23)Pilot in command briefed, and flew wake avoidance procedures behind a B757. He was following to rwy 26 at iah. Atc's input indicated he was never closer…

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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