Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
September 18, 2003
Submitted
September 19, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14334
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23572
Aircraft time
50,945 hours, 26,447 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38042814
Part serial
P60421C
Condition
Fire
Location
A/C Tail
Part time
28,881 hours, 19,927 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, J
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

APU FIRE LT ILLUMINATED WHILE AT CRUISE FLT ENROUTE. FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED, LT EXT. FLT CONTINUED W/O FURTHER PROBLEM. MAINT INSP APU AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF SMALL FIRE AT BOTTOM REAR OF APU (EXH AREA). FIRE APPEARED TO BE CONTAINED. WIRES FROM APU EGT PROBE, FIRE DETECTION LOOP WERE DAMAGED. REAR SEAL ON EXH BAFFLE WAS DAMAGED. APU SHROUD AND MOUNTS WERE INSP WITH NO FAULTS NOTED, NO EXT DAMAGE NOTED. APU TAIL PIPE OVERHEAT DET WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 26-15-14. WIRE HARNESS TO CONNECTOR D1876 AND D1878 WAS REPAIRED, MUFFLER DET WAS REPLACED. APU FIRE EXT BOTTLE WAS R AND R IAW MM 26-22-11, PAGE 401-406. APU WAS R AND R IAW MM 49-11-00. APU LEAK AND OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD.