SDR 9520292707

Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
December 9, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816EA
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22553
Part
Apu
Condition
On Fire
Location
Rt Ww
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

PRIOR TO ENGINE START, GROUND PERSONNEL NOTICED A FLAME IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL AND APU EXHAUST DUCT AREA. THE APU WAS SHUTDOWN USING A FIRE SWITCH AND FLAMES EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE, CLEANED THE WHEEL WELL AREA AND INSPECTED THE AREA FOR DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE NOTED THE APU WAS PLACED ON MEL.