Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Boeing 7478

Difficulty date
September 12, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7478
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Apu Fuel
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE RECENTLY DELIVERED FREIGHTER SUFFERED AN APU AUTO SHUTDOWN FOLLOWED BY ABORTED RE-START. TROUBLESHOOTING LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF A FUEL LEAK IN THE APU COMPARTMENT CAUSED BY LOOSE B-NUTS ON THE APU FLOW DIVIDER/DUMP VALVE. TIGHTENING THE CONNECTIONS SOLVED THE PROBLEM. MFG IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE OPERATOR ON THIS ISSUE.

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