Service difficulty report · Fire · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 25, 2014
Submitted
March 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N664AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1621
Aircraft time
45,012 hours, 16,418 cycles
Part
Fire
Condition
Detected
Location
Apu Exhaust
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F, D

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

What was found

PRIOR TO DEPARTURE THE ACFT BEHIND US REPORTED THAT THE APU HAD A FIRE IN THE TAILPIPE & RECOMMENDED THAT WE EXTINGUISH IT. CFR WAS CALLED OUT & SAID IT WAS STILL BURNING & TOLD US TO FIRE THE APU FIRE BOTTLE, WHICH WE DID & AT THAT TIME FIRE WAS REPORTED OUT & RETURNED TO GATE. ACCOMPLISHED INSPECTION OF APU IAW 49-00-00-200-001-A, NO DEFECT NOTED. REPLACED APU FIRE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLE.

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