SDR AWXA0000146

Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 7373U3

Difficulty date: March 21, 2000
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N335AW
Make and model: Boeing 7373U3
Aircraft serial: 28740
System (JASC): 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
Part: Apu
Part number: 380428121
Condition: Fire
Location: Apu Bay
Part time: 5,073 hours
Stage of operation: DE
Nature of condition: J
Precautionary procedure: F

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

What was found

STARTED APU ON DESCENT, APU FIRE LIGHT AND BELL SOUNDED APPROX 3 MINUTES LATER, PULLED HANDLE AND DISCHARGED BOTTLE, FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT. INSPECTED APU FOR DAMAGE. FOUND EGT PROBE AND HARNESS BURNED, PLACED ON MEL. NO HISTORY 120 DAY SNAPSHOT RECOMMENDATION.

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