What was found
DURING TAXI, EICAS MESSAGE FIRE APU - APU FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. - UPON INSPECTION, NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. APU PLACED ON A DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ITEM PER MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST 49-11-01-01.
- Difficulty date
- February 19, 2026
- Submitted
- February 24, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N729CA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747446
- Aircraft serial
- 25068
- Aircraft time
- 100,490 hours, 17,281 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF680C
- System (JASC)
- 2612 · Fire Detection
- Part
- Warning Message
- Condition
- False Activation
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.