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An air carrier captain reported that he diverted to ric due to an APU fire, making an overweight landing. No sign of fire was detected on the ground and the captain suspected a faulty fire loop.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 461773 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200001 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 26000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc tower : ric.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : approach landing : roll |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 461773 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fire warning other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
APU fire warning, declared emergency, first officer completed APU fire checklist, diverted to ric. Fire/rescue checked for signs of fire, found no signs on runway. Followed us to gate, checked aircraft again for signs of fire, found no signs. Fire warning continued, suspect faulty fire loop. Maintenance came to conduct check, but we were gone. Also, overweight landing, smooth touchdown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CAPT RPTED THAT HE DIVERTED TO RIC DUE TO AN APU FIRE, MAKING AN OVERWT LNDG. NO SIGN OF FIRE WAS DETECTED ON THE GND AND THE CAPT SUSPECTED A FAULTY FIRE LOOP.
Narrative: APU FIRE WARNING, DECLARED EMER, FO COMPLETED APU FIRE CHKLIST, DIVERTED TO RIC. FIRE/RESCUE CHKED FOR SIGNS OF FIRE, FOUND NO SIGNS ON RWY. FOLLOWED US TO GATE, CHKED ACFT AGAIN FOR SIGNS OF FIRE, FOUND NO SIGNS. FIRE WARNING CONTINUED, SUSPECT FAULTY FIRE LOOP. MAINT CAME TO CONDUCT CHK, BUT WE WERE GONE. ALSO, OVERWT LNDG, SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.