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A hawker 800 captain experienced an APU fire warning shortly after takeoff. The APU fire memory items were accomplished and the fire bottle was discharged before returning to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1337862 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | BAe 125 Series 800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | APU |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 76 Flight Crew Total 7171 Flight Crew Type 1740 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
On initial climb out while passing through 2;200 feet MSL a fire warning bell sounded. It was determined to be the APU. The memory items were accomplished and the APU fire bottle was shot. ATC was advised and the fire equipment was requested. The aircraft was stopped on the runway and evacuated. The aircraft was inspected by the fire crew and was subsequently towed in to maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Hawker 800 Captain experienced an APU fire warning shortly after takeoff. The APU fire memory items were accomplished and the fire bottle was discharged before returning to the departure airport.
Narrative: On initial climb out while passing through 2;200 feet MSL a fire warning bell sounded. It was determined to be the APU. The memory items were accomplished and the APU fire bottle was shot. ATC was advised and the fire equipment was requested. The aircraft was stopped on the runway and evacuated. The aircraft was inspected by the fire crew and was subsequently towed in to maintenance.
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.