Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
April 17, 2002
Submitted
April 29, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24811
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
Activated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

PHL - FLT 437 - APU WAS STARTED ON FINAL INTO PHL AT 1,200 FEET, AND UPON TOUCHDOWN, CREW RECEIVED AN APU FIRE WARNING BELL AND INDICATION LIGHT. AS AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE RUNWAY, CREW PULLED AND ROTATED THE APU FIRE HANDLE, DISCHARGING THE BOTTLE. FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AS CREW SWITCHED THE APU OFF. CREW ASKED TOWER IF THEY OBSERVED ANY SMOKE. TOWER RESPONDED NO SMOKE WAS NOTED. FLIGHT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. (M)

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