{"id":74010,"date":"2024-11-08T02:03:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T20:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=74010"},"modified":"2024-11-16T03:14:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T21:44:40","slug":"united-777-apu-catches-fire-at-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/08\/united-777-apu-catches-fire-at-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"United Boeing 777 APU Catches Fire at San Francisco Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SAN FRANCISCO-<\/strong> United Airlines (UA)<\/a> Boeing 777 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) caught fire during pushback at San Francisco Airport (SFO), on Wednesday (November 6, 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aircraft was scheduled to operate the transcontinental flight from San Francisco to Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: By Alan Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=80385863<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

United Boeing 777 APU Fire<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing report, United aircraft during pushback from terminal 2, gate 6 experienced a fire in the APU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who are not aware of APU, it is actually a small jet engine located in the tail or empennage section of an aircraft. It is used to start main engines and also act as backup in case of engine failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After this, the passengers were disembarked from the aircraft and after fixing the issue passengers reembarked on 777. Luckily no injuries were reported on board or on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to FlightRadar24 data, United flight UA534<\/strong> was scheduled to depart from SFO at 8:30 AM local time. However, due to the incident, the flight was delayed by two hours and 37 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flight landed safely in Chicago after being airborne at around 4:44 PM local time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aircraft involved in the incident is a Boeing 777-200<\/a>, registered as N781UA. Further, it is a 28.2-year-old aircraft and is powered by Pratt and Whitney PW4000 engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We reached out to United Airlines and Spokesperson Erin told us that, “United Flight 534 returned to the gate to address an issue with a generator. We fixed it and the flight continued to Chicago.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Similar Incident<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In September 2024, Emirates<\/a> flight EK547 from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) was delayed following reports of smoke from the aircraft\u2019s Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) while on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident, which occurred during nighttime refueling procedures, caused concern among the 280 passengers onboard and led to a temporary panic at the airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flight crew immediately notified airport authorities upon detecting smoke, prompting a swift response from technical experts and the arrival of fire tenders as a precautionary measure. According to airport officials, the smoke ceased within approximately 10 minutes, though the exact cause was not disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initially scheduled for a 10:00 PM departure, the Boeing 777-300ER, registered as A6-ECZ and powered by GE90 engines, departed at 12:30 AM IST after a thorough inspection. The 14.7-year-old aircraft subsequently landed safely in Dubai at around 2:30 AM local time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feature Image by Cl\u00e9ment Alloing | Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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