What was found
APU FAILED TO START 10 PERCENT RPM, 756 ECU FAULT (ABORTED START). APU COPARTMENT FULL OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU STARTER IAW AMM 49-41-01, OPS CHECK NORMAL. (K)
- Difficulty date
- March 9, 2007
- Submitted
- March 13, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N561TZ
- Make and model
- Boeing 75733N
- Aircraft serial
- 33526
- Engine
- Rroyce RB211535E4
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Starter
- Part number
- 5198587
- Part serial
- 005503
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 12,534 hours, 3,489 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J, B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.