What was found
EWR FLT2578 CREW REPORTED DURING APU START APU FAILED INDICATION WAS INSTRUCTED I HAD A FIRE BLEW EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE. MX FOUND APU SIEZED INSPECTED AND PLACED ON MEL. #49-00-00. ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE. SDR REMAINS OPEN.
- Difficulty date
- March 13, 2003
- Submitted
- March 14, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N13968
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145
- Aircraft serial
- 145138
- Aircraft time
- 9,157 hours, 6,504 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Seized
- Location
- Tail Cone
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- A, Y
- Precautionary procedure
- F, O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.