Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
October 1, 2010
Submitted
October 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N21197
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500947
Aircraft time
12,904 hours, 6,978 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

FLIGHT 2470 - EWR - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED APU FIRE INDICATION IN FLIGHT AT 29500 AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE APU. FOR APPROX 2-3 SECS, CREW GOT HIGH ITT AND MASTER WARNING, EICAS APU FIRE MESSAGE. CREW RAN QRH AND MESSAGE/INDICATIONS CLEARED WHILE DOING QRH. ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. EWR MX PERFORM SEVERAL OPERATIONAL CHECKS (FIRE WARNING CHECK, CMC DOWNLOADING, OIL AND FUEL LEAK CHECK, BLEED CHECK) SUCCESSFULLY. ACFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.

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