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Captain reported he was informed by a ground fueler during fueling operations that white smoke followed by flames were coming out of the APU tail pipe on their gulfstream G-200 (astra galaxy) aircraft. The APU door was open; but the APU was not running. No fire warning in cockpit. Discharge of APU fire bottle did not extinguish flames.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1292099 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201508 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream G200 (IAI 1126 Galaxy) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | APU |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
With battery in the override position; APU door open; APU not running. Noticed white smoke followed by flames coming out of the [APU] tail pipe. APU fire bottle was discharged; did not extinguish flames. Fire dept. Shot dry chemicals followed by foam to extinguish flames. No fire warning in cockpit at any time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Captain reported he was informed by a Ground Fueler during fueling operations that white smoke followed by flames were coming out of the APU tail pipe on their Gulfstream G-200 (Astra Galaxy) aircraft. The APU door was open; but the APU was not running. No Fire Warning in cockpit. Discharge of APU fire bottle did not extinguish flames.
Narrative: With battery in the override position; APU door open; APU not running. Noticed white smoke followed by flames coming out of the [APU] tail pipe. APU fire bottle was discharged; did not extinguish flames. Fire Dept. shot dry chemicals followed by foam to extinguish flames. No fire warning in cockpit at any time.
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.