SDR USAAF97051

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Fokker F28MK0100

Difficulty date
June 24, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N859US
Make and model
Fokker F28MK0100
Aircraft serial
11293
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 854 - CLT-PNS - ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO PNS, AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FT, UPON COMPLETION OF APU START, CREW RECEIVED RED 'APU FIRE' WARNING. APU AUTO SHUTDOWN, AND FIRE BOTTLE WAS FIRED. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. FLIGHT LANDED PNS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FIRE BOTTLE AND THE FIRE DETECTION CONTROL UNIT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE IN THE APU COMPARTMENT. (M)

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