What was found
A/C HAD APU TAILPIPE FIRE WHILE AT GATE. REPLACED APU. FLOW DIVIDER (P/N 976000) IN FUEL CONTROL FOUND TO BE STICKING AND THE BLEED DOWN VALVE (P/N 36037) WAS FAILING TO DUMP EXCESS FUEL.
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N157UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747123
- Aircraft serial
- 20106
- Engine
- Pwa JT9D7A
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Flow Divider
- Part number
- 976000
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 26,139 hours
- Component
- Allied Signa · 36038791
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- A
- Precautionary procedure
- F
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.