Service difficulty report · Turbine · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
August 25, 2001
Submitted
August 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N297SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120327
Aircraft time
11,988 hours, 17,397 cycles
Part
Turbine
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU FIRE ON GROUND AFTER APPARENTLY NORMAL STARTUP - NO FIRE INDICATION OBSERVED ON FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM. FIRE WAS OBSERVED EXTERNALLY. FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS DISCHARGED FOLLOWING QRH PROCEDURE.INSPECTED APU AND SURROUNDING AREA. FOUND TURBINE FAILURE. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. INSPECTED RUDDER AND SKIN SURFACES. NO DAMAGE NOTED. MEL APU PER 49-00-1. PULLED APU CONTROL CB & SECURED.

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