What was found
SMOKE DETECTED IN AFT GALLEY BY OUTBD FA GATE. MECH IN COCKPIT TURNED OFF PWR TO AC. FOUND APU BATTERY SMOLDERED. REPLACED APU BATTERY & APU BATTERY CHARGER. ALL CHKS NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- August 31, 2008
- Submitted
- September 22, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N509UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 24763
- Aircraft time
- 60,263 hours, 22,540 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 2432 · Battery/Charger System
- Part
- Battery
- Part number
- 018550000
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.