Service difficulty report · Manifold · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
August 17, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft time
31,533 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Manifold
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Fuel Sys
Part time
15,665 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING AN ETOPS FLIGHT, WHILE IN CRUISE, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AN APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATE FOLLOWED BY AN APU SHUTDOWN. IAW THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST AN APU RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE ACFT HAD NOT ENTERED THE ETOPS ZONE SO AN AIR RETURN AND DIVERSION WERE PERFORMED FOLLOWED BY AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE CARRIED OUT THE FOLLOWING TASKS BEFORE THE ACFT WAS MADE SERVICEABLE. PERFORMED APU BITE TEST AND FOUND MAINT MSG 49-41011, NO FLAME SHUTDOWN. PERFORMED FIM 49-40, TASK 802 AND FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL MANIFOLDS. REPLACED APU ASSY IAW AMM 49-11-00, PG 401-432. OPS AND LEAK CHECK OK.