<< >> NASA ASRS Report 554092, July 2002

A B737-300 crew receives an APU fire warning light and bell after takeoff, resulting in an emergency return land to phx, az.

Attributes
ACN	554092
Time
Date	200207
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 6200
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : p50.tracon tower : mcn.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 155
ASRS Report	554092
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : apu light/bell other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb out from runway 7L at phx, we experienced an APU fire warning light and associated fire bell. We ran the checklists and associated reference items as we declared an emergency and headed back to phx for landing. We landed 10000 pounds overweight. Landing was uneventful. Contacted dispatch, flight operations director of maintenance, union, and chief pilot.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 CREW RECEIVES AN APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL AFTER TKOF, RESULTING IN AN EMER RETURN LAND TO PHX, AZ.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM RWY 7L AT PHX, WE EXPERIENCED AN APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND ASSOCIATED FIRE BELL. WE RAN THE CHKLISTS AND ASSOCIATED REF ITEMS AS WE DECLARED AN EMER AND HEADED BACK TO PHX FOR LNDG. WE LANDED 10000 LBS OVERWT. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. CONTACTED DISPATCH, FLT OPS DIRECTOR OF MAINT, UNION, AND CHIEF PLT.

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.