Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
January 6, 2016
Submitted
January 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53355
Aircraft time
42,068 hours, 36,155 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Fire
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW EXPERIENCED AN APU STARTER FIRE UPON ARRIVING TO GATE AFTER FLIGHT. RAMP PERSONNEL NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE THAT HEAVY SMOKE, WAS COMING OUT OF APU COMPARTMENT. MAINTENANCE OPENED LT APU ACCESS DOOR AND FOUND STARTER ON FIRE. GROUND BASED FIRE EXSTINGUISHER DISCHARGED. NO COCKPIT FIRE INDICATION. R & R APU IAW AMM. CLEANED APU COMPARTMENT OF EXTINGUISHING AGENT. OPERATION CHECKS OK.

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