What was found
APU FIRE WARNING WHILE ON APPROACH. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST. FIRED BOTTLE, FIRE WARNING EXTINGUISHED. FOUND BOLT MISSING FROM FUEL ATOMIZER CAUSING HEAT TO REACH FIRE LOOP.
- Difficulty date
- September 6, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N328DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23100
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15A
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- MS200730306
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 28,414 hours
- Stage of operation
- AP
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- F
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.