What was found
VISABLE FIRE COMING FROM APU. FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS DISCHARGED. REPLACED FIRE BOTTLE AND OPERATION OF APU FOUND TO BE NORMAL. NO DEFECTS FOUND AND SYSTEM RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- May 7, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N463CA
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120RT
- Aircraft serial
- 120267
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Fire
- Location
- Apu Compt
- Stage of operation
- TX
- Nature of condition
- A
- Precautionary procedure
- E, F, H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.