Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
May 18, 2005
Submitted
May 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N365DH
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
149
Part
Fuel Line
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, A
Precautionary procedure
B, F

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

What was found

APU FIRE ON APU START DURING APPROACH. PERFORMED VISUAL INSP AND FOUND A RUPTURED FUEL LINE. FOUND NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. VERIFIED FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE IN CLOSED POS AND DEACTIVATED. EVACUATED REMAINING FUEL IN APU. PERFORMED HEAT DAMAGE EVALUATION IAW

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