Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 20, 2014
Submitted
October 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2430
Aircraft time
35,367 hours, 12,564 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38002784
Part serial
P1045
Condition
Fire
Location
Zone 200
Part time
34,090 hours, 12,171 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT HAD 3 DIFFERENT ACFT SAY WE HAD FLAMES COMING OUT APU EXHAUST. PUSHED APU FIRE SWITCH & DISCHARGED THE FIRE AGENT. FIRE FROM TAILPIPE WENT OUT. RETURNED TO GATE WITH EMER EQUIPMENT FOLLOWING. INSPECTED APU IAW AMM 49-00-00-200-001-A. INSPECTION COMPLIED WITH, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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