Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
January 24, 2008
Submitted
January 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N670FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
777
Aircraft time
16,432 hours, 8,762 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
GTCP331250H
Part serial
P1377
Condition
Fire
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
F

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT TOUCHDOWN, APU FIRE LIGHT, AGENT AUTO FIRED. APU FIRE HANDLE PULLED. APU MASTER SW WAS OFF AND APU WAS NOT ON/RUNNING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, DISCOVERED EVIDENCE OF A FIRE IN THE APU COMPARTMENT. PLUG P18 FROM THE MONOPOLE ASSY IS MELTED AND BURNED. THE MONOPOLE ASSY C/P IS BLOWN APART AND BURNED. NUMEROUS WIRE BUNDLES ON APU HARNESS ARE BURNED AND SCORCHED. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE. INSPECTED AREA FWD OF APU COMPT, THRU ACCESS DOOR 313AL, NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF HEAT OR FIRE DAMAGE, NO VISIBLE BLISTERING. REMOVED & REPLACED APU. SEE ALSO EA 6-4912-113204 FOR ADDITIONAL WORK C/W.

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