SDR CAL950793

Service difficulty report · Gasket · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
September 6, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69333
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23571
Part
Gasket
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Burner Can
Component
Garrtt · Q38042861
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

FLT NR 0220 - CLE - THE APU WAS STARTED ON SHORT FINAL INTO CLE, THEN ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE APU FIRE WARNING ACTIVATED. THE APU WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. THE FIRE WARNING CEASED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED AND OBSERVED NO FIRE OR SMOKE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE APU EXHAUST, ELEVATOR, AND RUDDER WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE NOTED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LEAK AT THE APU BURNER CAN GASKET. A NEW GASKET WAS INSTALLED ON THE BURNER CAN. THE APU WAS RUN SEVERAL TIMES WITH PACKS OPERATING AND NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. (M)