What was found
FIVE MINUTES AFTER FAILED START ATTEMPT SMOKE COMING FROM APU AREA. SMALL FIRE AT APU STARTER EXTINGUISHED WITH DRY CHEM EXT. APU REPLACEMENT IN PROGRESS. REPLACED APU ASSY AND APU START RELAY.
- Difficulty date
- July 9, 2004
- Submitted
- July 12, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N909DA
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53389
- Aircraft time
- 26,023 hours, 13,526 cycles
- Engine time
- 13,416 hours, 15,205 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Starter
- Part serial
- P1004
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 13,416 hours, 15,205 cycles
- 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.