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.
(-23) Excessive fuel build-up in APU exhaust pipe during APU start. Fuel ignited and was blown out tailpipe. As a result of gusting tail wind, flames from ignited fuel damaged right side of tail cone and right elevator. APU removed and sent to maintenance for evaluation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) EXCESSIVE FUEL BUILD-UP IN APU EXHAUST PIPE DURING APU START. FUEL IGNITED AND WAS BLOWN OUT TAILPIPE. AS A RESULT OF GUSTING TAIL WIND, FLAMES FROM IGNITED FUEL DAMAGED RIGHT SIDE OF TAIL CONE AND RIGHT ELEVATOR. APU REMOVED AND SENT TO MAINTENANCE FOR EVALUATION.
Other reports on N957UA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.