What was found
VISIBLE FLAMES FROM APU. SHUT DOWN APU/DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLE. INSPECTED APU INTAKE, EXHAUST, AND COMPARTMENT NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE NOTED. APU DEACTIVATED AND DEFERRED IAW MEL49-10-01. APU REMOVED AND REPLACED, DMI CLEARED.
- Difficulty date
- April 11, 2008
- Submitted
- April 15, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N515NK
- Make and model
- Airbus A319132
- Aircraft serial
- 2698
- Aircraft time
- 7,157 hours, 3,534 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 4500001B
- Part serial
- 1645
- Condition
- Fire
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- A
- Precautionary procedure
- E, F
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.