Incident Boeing 737-217 YV287T,
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Date:Wednesday 27 February 2008
Time:08:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic B732 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-217
Owner/operator:rutas aereas de venezuela, s.a.
Registration: YV287T
MSN: 22728/911
Year of manufacture:1982
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 112
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Tocumen Intl, Panama City (PTY) -   Panama
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:PTY
Destination airport:CCS
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Around 20 min. after take off the crew observe APU fire warning light illuminated, do the procedure
or check list for APU fire , warning don't canceled, the crew make a decision to back to the Airport and in approach to Rwy in use, asking to the tower ,if they see any smoke at the tail, the tower say YES, so the smoke can they saw are from the engine not from the APU, the crew landing at take a quick decision to passenger evacuation, the crew have a mistake in the procedure.

Sources:

https://impresa.prensa.com/economia/Turismo-Avion-Venezuela-aterrizaje-emergencia_0_2234776661.html; http://www.eluniversal.com/2008/03/01/sucgc_art_avion-en-emergencia_737185.shtml

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