What was found
APU FAILED. GAVE FIRE DETECTION WARNING LIGHT, RED DISC POPPED ON TAIL. APU FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM. INSPECTED APU BAY NO SIGN OF FIRE. FIRE BOTTLE EMPTY.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2017
- Submitted
- May 8, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N329EN
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8311
- Aircraft serial
- 290
- Aircraft time
- 52,558 hours, 61,927 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2612 · Fire Detection
- Part
- Fire Warning
- Condition
- False Activation
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.