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) After APU start, the starter relay remained closed causing insulation on the starter cable to heat up to the point an insulation boot caught fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER APU START, THE STARTER RELAY REMAINED CLOSED CAUSING INSULATION ON THE STARTER CABLE TO HEAT UP TO THE POINT AN INSULATION BOOT CAUGHT FIRE.
Other reports on N903DA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.