Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
October 25, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N272FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22037
Part
Apu
Condition
Fire
Location
Aft Fus
Stage of operation
UK
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

GROUND CREW REPORTED, APU W/N LIGHT OFF OR SHUTDOWN, RESIDUAL FUEL IGNITED CAUSING FIRE AND FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. STARTED APU 3 TIMES, OPS CK GOOD. APU SHUTDOWN NORMALLY WITH MASTER SW OR FIRE HANDLE. SUSPECT NO LIGHT ON APU WAS CAUSED BY COLD SOAKED APU. FOUND CANNON PLUG FOR APU FIRE BOTTLE SQUIB DISCONNECTED, BOTTLE DID NOT DISCHARGE. CONNECTED SQUIB CANNON PLUG AND PERFORMED FIRING CIRCUIT PER CREW DEBRIEF, APU FUEL S/O VALVE STILL IND OPEN, NO TIME TO WORK. INSP A/C AND FOUND NO DAMAGE. RELEASE A/C PER MEL 49-1, CAT C, CONT 1024046, EXP 11-3-95. SUSPECT FIRE WAS CAUSED FROM RESIDUAL FUEL LIGHTING OFF. APU CONT C/B PULLED CONTINUITY CK IAW MM. 26-23-0 OPS CK GD. REMOVED FROM DDL.