Service difficulty report · Line · Braero BAE125800A

Difficulty date
March 20, 2003
Submitted
March 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N74NP
Make and model
Braero BAE125800A
Aircraft serial
NA0440
Aircraft time
6,887 hours, 4,989 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
160353500
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Fuel
Part time
1,286 hours, 3,303 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER APU SHUTDOWN PILOT OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM TAILCONE JUST PROIR TO ATTEMPTING REFUEL. REFUEL PROCESS ABORTED AND REARBAY ACCESS DOOR OPENED TO INVESTIGATE. CREW MEMBER OBSERVED DENSE WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM REAR BAY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A SPLIT IN THE FUEL MANIFOLD FOR THE APU. SBT62T49108 ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER IT IS ONLY AN OPTIONAL BULLETTIN.