Service difficulty report · Motor · Braero BAE125800A

Difficulty date
March 31, 2005
Submitted
April 4, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N527AC
Make and model
Braero BAE125800A
Aircraft serial
258104
Aircraft time
8,818 hours, 5,873 cycles
Part
Motor
Condition
Overheated
Location
Boost Pump
Part time
1,445 hours, 1,896 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C, F, E

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

What was found

ON TAKE-OFF ROLL, CREW GOT AN APU FIRE IND, BOTH BELL, ANNUNCIATION. WITH APU MASTER SWITCH ALREADY OFF, FIRED EXTINGUISHER, EXITED RUNWAY, STOPPED. WITH FIRE ANNUN STILL ILLUMINATED AN EVAC TOOK PLACE. CLEARED AC, BATTERY PWR WAS TURNED ON, FIRE ANNUNCIATION WAS GONE. NO IND THAT ACTUAL FIRE TOOK PLACE. AC WAS TOWED BACK TO HANGAR. AFTER THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, MAINT FOUND THAT APU FUEL BOOST PUMP MOTOR HAD OVERHEATED. WITH MOTOR COVER REMOVED, REAR BRG/BRUSH AREA WAS MILDLY CHARRED. EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE FUEL MIGRATION INTO MOTOR. CHECKS OF ALL APPLICABLE COMPONENTS, AC WAS OPERATED, TEST-FLOWN WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. ESTIMATED TIME FIRE WARNING TOOK PLACE AFTER APU WAS SHUTDOWN WAS ABOUT 4 MINUTES.