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B757 flight crew holding in position on runway reported they were advised by an aircraft behind them their APU was on fire; although there were no confirming cockpit indications. Arff was called to the scene.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1224393 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201412 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | APU |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 66 Flight Crew Total 8700 Flight Crew Type 66 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Tower cleared [us] into position on runway. Aircraft behind us reported smoke and contained flames in the area of APU. We requested fire equipment investigate. There were no indications of fire in the cockpit or cabin. Fire department confirmed fire. Extinguished the fire and we taxied back to the gate and deplaned passengers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 flight crew holding in position on runway reported they were advised by an aircraft behind them their APU was on fire; although there were no confirming cockpit indications. ARFF was called to the scene.
Narrative: Tower cleared [us] into position on runway. Aircraft behind us reported smoke and contained flames in the area of APU. We requested fire equipment investigate. There were no indications of fire in the cockpit or cabin. Fire department confirmed fire. Extinguished the fire and we taxied back to the gate and deplaned passengers.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.