What was found
TAILPIPE FIRE, AFTER (APU) SHUT DOWN, A TAILPIPE FIRE WAS NOTICED BY GROUND CREW. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE APU AND FOUND NO DAMAGE TO TAILPIPE OR SURROUNDING AREA. PLACED SYSTEM ON MEL, COND. 1.
- Difficulty date
- December 17, 2002
- Submitted
- December 18, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N805AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319132
- Aircraft serial
- 1049
- Engine
- Iae V2500A1
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- A
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.