Service difficulty report · Apu · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
August 31, 2015
Submitted
September 1, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N752QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
152
Aircraft time
5,643 hours, 3,620 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007101
Part serial
P311
Condition
Fire
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
2,620 hours, 3,920 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, A, P
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

WITH BATTERY IN OVERRIDE, APU DOOR OPEN, APU NOT RUNNING, NOTICED WHITE SMOKE FOLLOWED BY FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED, DID NOT EXTINGUISH FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISH FLAMES. NO FIRE WARNING IN COCKPIT AT ANY TIME. PERFORMED APU FIRE INSPECTION IAW 5-50-00. INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT & APU EXHAUST AREAS, DISCOVERED NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF ANY OF FIRE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT & RT FIRE BOTTLES & CARTRIDGES IAW CMP CODE 262003. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. IAW MM 53-35-00, 49-00-00 & 49-10-00.