Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
January 24, 2008
Submitted
January 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N670FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
777
Aircraft time
16,432 hours, 8,762 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2*
Engine time
16,151 hours, 8,594 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
GTCP331250H
Part serial
P1377
Condition
Fire
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
11,056 hours, 12,342 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, J
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

AT TOUCHDOWN, APU FIRE, AGENT AUTO FIRED. APU FIRE HANDLE PULLED. APU MASTER SWITCH OFF, APU NOT ON. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, DISCOVERED EVIDENCE OF FIRE IN APU BAY. CONNECTOR P18 AT MONOPOLE ASSY IS MELTED/BURNED. NUMEROUS WIRE BUNDLES ON APU HARNESS ARE BURNED & SCORCHED. APU FIRE BOTTLE AUTO DISCHARGED UPON TOUCHDOWN. APU ENGR APPROVED. APU R & R GTCP331-250H, PERFORM STRUCTURAL INSPECT OF APU BAY AFTER APU REMOVED AND CLEANING PER MM 53-19-11-6 & SRM 53-19-12. PURGED APU DRAIN LINE WITH DRY N2. NO EVIDENCE OF BLOCKAGE. R & R OF APU BLEED VALVE, APU AIR INTAKE FLAP ASSY, FWD MOUNT ROD PER AMM.

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