What was found
JUST PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, SMOKE COMING FROM APU COMPARTMENT. FOUND APU STARTER ON FIRE. DISCHARGED BOTH ENG/APU FIRE BOTTLES. REPLACED APU.
- Difficulty date
- November 20, 2003
- Submitted
- December 29, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N968DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53161
- Aircraft time
- 35,487 hours, 27,537 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Relay
- Part number
- AHSCXA034
- Part serial
- DL59
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu Starter
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- A
- Precautionary procedure
- F
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.