What was found
SHIP 6816 -FIRE- RAMP REPORTED SPARKS AND FIRE COMING FROM APU TAILPIPE. CREW DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: INSPECTED APU NO DAMAGE FOUND. APU AND APU FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM PLACED ON MEL. APU WILL BE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- October 8, 2024
- Submitted
- October 11, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N722TW
- Make and model
- Boeing 757231
- Aircraft serial
- 29385
- Aircraft time
- 89,044 hours, 22,241 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Fire
- Location
- Zone 100
- 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.