Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 737248C

Difficulty date
April 22, 2006
Submitted
June 22, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737248C
Aircraft time
63,609 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Garrtt · GTCP85129
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

AFTER ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION AND DURING TAXI, A FIRE INDICATION WAS OBSERVED WHEN APU WAS STARTED. FIRE DRILL CARRIED OUT, EMERGENCY CREW FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO GATE FOR PASSENGERS DEPLANE. AIRCRAFT RELEASED ON MEL, APU INOP.