What was found
APU FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED WHEN CREW STARTED THE APU ON APPROACH. CREW DISCHARGED FIRE EXTINGUISHER. MAINTENANCE VERIFIED THERE WAS A FIRE AROUND THE EGT THERMOCOUPLE AREA. (M)
- Difficulty date
- April 16, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N962WP
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373Y0
- Aircraft serial
- 23748
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38042861
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Tail Section
- Stage of operation
- AP
- Nature of condition
- A
- Precautionary procedure
- F
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.