SDR 96ZZZX661

Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727151C

Difficulty date
January 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432EX
Make and model
Boeing 727151C
Aircraft serial
19867
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, H

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

What was found

NOTE: THIS IS CLOSING ACTION FOR SDR SUBMITTED 1-18-96, SAME AIRCRAFT. PROBLEM: IN CRUISE AT FL 310, APU CRANK LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY APU EGT RISE TO 300 DEGREES. PULLED THE APU FIRE HANDLE AND APU CONTROL BUS CIRCUIT BREAKER AT WHICH TIME THE APU SHUT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT IND WITHOUT INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: DETERMINED MOISTURE ACCUMULATION IN CONNECTION D1398 LOCATED NEAR APU WAS CAUSE. CLEANED AND RE-SEATED CONNECTION, OPS CHECK GOOD. ALSO, REPLACED THE APU START RELAY, AND THE APU MASTER SWITCH DURING TROUBLESHOOTING.