SDR 97ZZZM953

Service difficulty report · Turbine Blade · Boeing 7372P6

Difficulty date
August 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1PC
Make and model
Boeing 7372P6
Aircraft serial
21613
Part
Turbine Blade
Condition
Broken
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

ON SHORT FINAL OMA, APU FIRE WARNING RED LIGHT AND MASTER FIRE WARNING LIGHT ON. APU SHUTDOWN AND APU FIRE SWITCH PULLED AND ROTATED. BOTTLE DISCHARGED NORMALLY. APU FIRE CHECKLIST COMPLETED (M23206). ACCESS APU AREA, OPEN COWL, PULL APU SHROUD AND NOTED NORMAL BOTTLE DISCHARGED. NO FIRE EVIDENCE NOTED. APU INOP DUE TO INOP FIRE WARNING SYSTEM. DEFERRED THE APU FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM, 26-8 (1), THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM 26-7, AND THE FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGE DISC 26-5. CLEARED THE ITEMS AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE APU NOTICED SEVERE VIBRATION. INSPECTED APU AND FOUND BROKEN TURBINE BLADE. THE APU REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. (M)

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