SDR 06FDEA1966

Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
May 18, 2006
Submitted
May 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22550
Aircraft time
38,947 hours, 27,120 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Fire
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
A, B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING MTC WALKAROUND, FOUND FLAMES COMING FROM FLOW MULT FRESH AIR INLET. IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN APU, AND EXTINGUISHED FIRE, FIRED APU FIRED PERFORMED APU START USING ALT FIRE PROT, WITH NO DEFECTS. TURNED ON ENG NR 2 BLEED AIR AND WITHIN 30 SEC. BLEED AIR TRIPS OFF WITH ASSOC LIGHT DUE TO FIRE. IN FLOW MULT SUSPECT POSSIBLE O'HEAT SENSOR. REMOVED FLOW MULT IAW MM. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FIRE EXT BOTTLE IAW AMM. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT COALESCER BAG. REPLACED FLOW MULT IAW MM. RAN APU AND LT AND RT A/C PACKS WITH ALL SYS OPS NORM. PERFORMED MX ENG RUN AND RAN A/C PACKS TO CLEAR ALL DUCTS AND ACM. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.