In-flight APU fire warning shutdown APU not authority/authorized for in-flight use on this aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	297437
Time
Date	199502
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8900 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	297437
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After takeoff and during climb heard APU overheat/fire warning. Discovered flight engineer had failed to shut down APU. APU was shut down with no further problems. Note: APU on B727 is not authority/authorized for in-flight use.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT APU FIRE WARNING SHUTDOWN APU NOT AUTH FOR INFLT USE ON THIS ACFT.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF AND DURING CLB HEARD APU OVERHEAT/FIRE WARNING. DISCOVERED FE HAD FAILED TO SHUT DOWN APU. APU WAS SHUT DOWN WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. NOTE: APU ON B727 IS NOT AUTH FOR INFLT USE.

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.