Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
July 4, 2003
Submitted
August 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785AU
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
25024
Part
Apu
Condition
Fire
Location
Aft
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

AFTER PUSHBACK FROM THE GATE, CREW REPORTED THE APU GENERATOR DROPPED OFF LINE. GORUND CREW ALERTED PILOT THAT THERE WAS AN APU TAILPIPE FIRE. NO APU FIRE DETECTION WAS NOTED BUT CREW ARMED AND DISCHARGED THE APU FIRE BOTTLE. THE MSY FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AS A PRECAUTION. FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE GATE. (M)

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